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Gochara Brihaspati enters Makara rashi
from the British National Space Centre (BNSC) ~~ http://www.bnsc.gov.uk/5945.aspx
...Although it takes 12 years to orbit the Sun, Jupiter only has a ten hour day. As a result, the planet rotates so fast that it produces violent winds, bulges 9,000 km at its equator and stretches the striped white clouds of ammonia ice. Its distinctive Red Spot is a 40,000 km storm system and could swallow the entire Earth." ~~ www.bnsc.gov.uk
- Distance from the Sun: Varies between 740 - 817 million km
- Satellites: 63 known including Io, Ganymede, Europa and Callisto
...Although it takes 12 years to orbit the Sun, Jupiter only has a ten hour day. As a result, the planet rotates so fast that it produces violent winds, bulges 9,000 km at its equator and stretches the striped white clouds of ammonia ice. Its distinctive Red Spot is a 40,000 km storm system and could swallow the entire Earth." ~~ www.bnsc.gov.uk