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Jovian Planet

A Jovian Planet (often called "gas giants") is a giant gaseous planet with an overall composition of Hydrogen, Helium, and Hydrogen compounds, with a density less than 2 g/cm3. Unlike Terrestrial planets, each Jovian planet rotates quickly and is orbited by rings and satellites.[1][2]

Our Solar System has four Jovian planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and Uranus.

References

  1. "Jovian Planets", CADRE design Pty. Ltd.
  2. Bennet, Jeffrey, et al. "A Different Kind of Planet." The Essential Cosmic Perspective. 4th ed. San Francisco: Pearson Education, Inc., 2008.