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The inside of Jupiter. Thesolid core is shown inbrown

Agas giant is agiant planet that has asolidcore, but a very thickatmosphere. This means that most of the planet is made up ofgas. These planets are very large. The main components arehydrogen andhelium.[1]

In ourSolar System, there are formally four gas giants:Jupiter andSaturn are mainly composed of hydrogen, helium, and neon, howeverUranus, andNeptune are formally or not included here, they are also calledice giants of formal form.[2]

Jupiter and Saturn are similar because they are made up of mostlyhydrogen andhelium. They both contain massive, rocky cores that are bigger thanEarth. Neptune and Uranus are similar because they are mainly made up ofice and rock (amixture of one or severalminerals).

Gas giants have alsobeen found around otherstars than thesun. Most of those giantextrasolar planets are "hot giants" orbiting close to their star.[1]

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  1. ↑1.01.1"Gas Giant".www.exoplanets.nasa.gov. Retrieved11 April 2023.
  2. ↑"What are Gas Giants?".www.universetoday.com. 9 August 2017. Retrieved11 April 2023.
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