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    Sky & Telescope Claims Saturn Spins Faster Than Jupiter

    Or maybe Jupiter is no longer a planet???

    From page 16 of the January 2009 issue of Sky & Telescope:

    Saturn is the solar system's fastest-rotating planet, so perhaps it's no coincidence that monstrous cloud rings encircle both of its poles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Plutocrat View Post
    Or maybe Jupiter is no longer a planet???

    From page 16 of the January 2009 issue of Sky & Telescope:
    A quick check of Wikipedia give Saturn's rotation period as 10.5 hours. This is shorter than Jupiter's 12 hour equatorial period. So, at a glance, S&T is correct.

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    Jupiter's rotation period is 9 hours, 55 minutes.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Plutocrat View Post
    Jupiter's rotation period is 9 hours, 55 minutes.
    Yes, that's true. I read the wrong line in the table. I retract my earlier statement.

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