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PIA17304: Gas Planet Orbits
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as the jovian (Jupiter-like) planets because they are all gigantic compared with Earth, and they have a gaseous nature. This diagram shows the approximate distance of the jovian planets from the Sun.
 Target Name:  Solar System
 Product Size:  1806 x 2035 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Lunar and Planetary Institute 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA17304.tif (11.03 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA17304.jpg (178.3 kB)  

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Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as the jovian (Jupiter-like) planets because they are all gigantic compared with Earth, and they have a gaseous nature. The jovian planets are also referred to as the gas giants, although some or all of them might have small solid cores. This diagram shows the approximate distance of the jovian planets from the Sun.

Image Credit:
NASA/Lunar and Planetary Institute

Image Addition Date:
2008-08-19