The Moon joins Jupiter in the constellation of Libra for a close approach on 27 May. The Moon and Jupiter are exercises in opposites. Whereas the Moon’s entire surface is comparable in area to the continent of Africa, Jupiter’s surface area is more than 120 times larger that the whole Earth. Jupiter’s “surface” however is nothing but clouds. The gas giant has no solid surface, the atmosphere just gets denser with depth until it turns into a highly compressed metallic liquid.

Source: The Guardian May 20, 2018 20:26 UTC