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No planets orbit Jupiter. Jupiter is orbited by more than 60 moons, however. The four largest are visible from earth through a modest telescope. These four are known as the Galilean moons, as they were observed by Galileo 400 years ago. The largest of the four is Ganymede, a moon that is larger than the planet Mercury (though perhaps not quite as massive).
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Is the closest planet to Jupiter mars or Saturn?
The orbit of Jupiter is closer to Mars' orbit than to Saturn's orbit. Mars = 1.52AU Jupiter = 5.20AU Saturn = 9.54AU Having said that, the positions of the planets are always changing as the planets orbit the sun at different rates. Mars is the closest planet to Jupiter as of February 2011, but this is not always the case.
Why do the moons stay in orbit around Jupiter?
Any moon is held in orbit by gravity, just as the planets are held in orbit around the sun by gravity.
How are inner and outer planets the same?
The inner planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, while the outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. They are the same in that they are spherical, the orbit the Sun in the same direction and they have an elliptical orbit.
'tiny planets' that orbit between mars and Jupiter?
Those aren't planets; they aren't big enough. We call them "asteroids".
Tiny planets that orbit Mars and Jupiter?
Objects that orbit a planet are called moons or satellites, they are not planets. Both Mars and Jupiter have moons; Jupiter has a lot more than Mars does, and some of them are quite large, too. The two moons of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, are relatively small, perhaps even tiny.
What planets orbit Jupiter?
Jupiters orbit is a imaginary circle that the planets circle around that is how we count years.
What planets suround Jupiter?
Jupiter has 63 confirmed moons in orbit around it. No planets are in orbit around it, since they would then be classed as moons. The planets in orbit either side of Jupiter are Mars and Saturn.
Does any planet orbit Jupiter?
No, planets orbit around the sun. There are over 60 moons that orbit around Jupiter though.
Are there any moons planets or satellites that orbit jupiter?
Yes. Jupiter has 67 known moons. No planets orbit Jupiter, as any planet-like object that orbits a planet is considered a moon.
Is it true some planets orbit Jupiter?
yes
What distinguishes inner planets and outer planets?
Inner planets have a radius orbit shorter than the orbit of Jupiter. Outer planets are all the other planets of the solar system.
What tiny planets orbit between Jupiter and mars?
Asteroids
How many sub planets are there orbiting Jupiter?
10 -------- Jupiter has 67 known moons in orbit.
Is the closest planet to Jupiter mars or Saturn?
The orbit of Jupiter is closer to Mars' orbit than to Saturn's orbit. Mars = 1.52AU Jupiter = 5.20AU Saturn = 9.54AU Having said that, the positions of the planets are always changing as the planets orbit the sun at different rates. Mars is the closest planet to Jupiter as of February 2011, but this is not always the case.
Why are the gas planet moons not considered planets?
Io and Titan are moons because they orbit planets (Jupiter and Saturn respectively).
Why do the moons stay in orbit around Jupiter?
Any moon is held in orbit by gravity, just as the planets are held in orbit around the sun by gravity.
The 2 planets between the belt of asteroids orbit?
Mars and Jupiter.
