10. Potential Life: Scientists speculate that Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, may have an ocean beneath its icy surface, making it a potential candidate for life.
9. Auroras: Jupiter has the most intense auroras in the solar system, much brighter than Earth's northern lights.
8. Enormous Mass: Jupiter is 318 times more massive than Earth and accounts for most of the mass in the solar system outside the Sun.
7. Faint Ring System: Although not as prominent as Saturn's, Jupiter has faint rings made of dust particles from its moons.
6. Strong Magnetic Field: Jupiter has a powerful magnetic field, about 20,000 times stronger than Earth's.
5. 79 Moons: There are 79 known moons, four of which are large and called the Galilean moons: Io, 6. Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto.
4. Quick Rotation: Jupiter has the fastest rotation of any planet, completing a day in just under 10 hours.
3. Great Red Spot: Jupiter's Great Red Spot is a massive storm twice the size of Earth that has been raging for at least 350 years.
2. Gas Giant: A gas giant made primarily of hydrogen and helium, with no solid surface.
1. Largest Planet: Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system, with a diameter of about 88,846 miles (142,984 kilometers).