Jupiter
being the biggest planet is the fifth planet from the
Sun and by far the largest within our solar system.
Some have described the solar system as consisting of
the Sun, Jupiter, and assorted debris, and others describe
it as the solar system's vacuum cleaner, due to its
immense gravity well. It, and the other gas giants Saturn,
Uranus, and Neptune, are sometimes referred to as "
Jovian planets." The Romans named the planet after
the Roman god Jupiter. The astronomical symbol for the
planet is a stylized representation of the god's lightning
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