Jupiter, the First Planet to Form in our Solar System
Clip: Season 46 Episode 14 | 1m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
Jupiter formed long before most other planets around it did.
About 5 billion years ago, as our sun forms, most planets around it are still dust. But Jupiter's core already begins to grow.
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Jupiter, the First Planet to Form in our Solar System
Clip: Season 46 Episode 14 | 1m 42sVideo has Closed Captions
About 5 billion years ago, as our sun forms, most planets around it are still dust. But Jupiter's core already begins to grow.
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