Jupiter
noun
Ju·pi·ter
ˈjü-pə-tər 
1
: the chief Roman god, husband of Juno, and god of light, of the sky and weather, and of the state and its welfare and its laws compare zeus
2
: the largest of the planets and fifth in order from the sun see Planets Table
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This summer, the planetarium is running a Moons and Myths, program about two of Jupiter's moons — one, Io, the most volcanically active in the solar system; the other, Europa, the most likely to hold a massive subsurface body of water.
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Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
They are mainly concentrated within the main asteroid belt, orbiting around the sun between the paths of Mars and Jupiter, though some may end up in the inner solar system.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Venus will shine to the upper right of Jupiter in the pre-dawn sky, forming a fleeting cosmic triangle with the red supergiant star Betelgeuse, which will appear low on the eastern horizon before vanishing in the light of the rising sun.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 July 2025
Just a few degrees to its right will be brilliant Jupiter, just days after reappearing from the sun’s glare.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Andrew Montequin, jsonline.com, 24 July 2025
They are mainly concentrated within the main asteroid belt, orbiting around the sun between the paths of Mars and Jupiter, though some may end up in the inner solar system.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Venus will shine to the upper right of Jupiter in the pre-dawn sky, forming a fleeting cosmic triangle with the red supergiant star Betelgeuse, which will appear low on the eastern horizon before vanishing in the light of the rising sun.
—Anthony Wood, Space.com, 22 July 2025
Just a few degrees to its right will be brilliant Jupiter, just days after reappearing from the sun’s glare.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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“Jupiter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jupiter. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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Jupiter
noun
Ju·pi·ter
ˈjü-pət-ər
: the largest of the planets and fifth in order of distance from the sun see planet
Geographical Definition
Jupiter
geographical name
Ju·pi·ter
ˈjü-pə-tər
town on the Atlantic in southeastern Florida population 55,156
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