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Its mass is about 318 times Earth's, more than twice all the other planets combined. The figure is taken from NASA Jupiter, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.

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Jupiter outweighs all the other planets together

Its mass is about 318 times Earth's, more than twice all the other planets combined Jupiter contains roughly two and a half times the mass of every other planet combined. It is gas and liquid with no solid surface, though pressure may squeeze the core into exotic states. Its gravity shapes the orbits of the asteroids. It sits in Mondo's space collection, one of 200 facts that each trace back to the reference below.

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Where does this come from, and can I check it?: Its mass is about 318 times Earth's, more than twice all the other planets combined. The figure is taken from NASA Jupiter, which is linked in full on this page. Every fact on Mondo Knows names its source rather than repeating an unsourced claim.
Is this really a space fact?: Yes. It sits on the Space shelf, one of 2,600 sourced facts grouped into space, animals, the human body, history, science and more. Category pages collect every fact in the same field.
What else can I read about it?: The links under the fact point to a quiz, game, puzzle or calculator on the same subject, and the shelf below shows related facts. The wording here is original, and quoted phrases are marked as quotations.