<p>The composition of Jupiter is thought to be very similar to the composition of the Sun.</p>
<p>Since there is about <a href="https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/a/24596/2531"><span class="math-container">$3\times 10^{21}$</span> kg</a> of gold in the Sun, and Jupiter is 0.000955 times the mass of the Sun, then there should be about <span class="math-container">$3\times 10^{18}$</span> kg of gold in Jupiter.</p>
<p>Similar calculations can be done for the other elements.</p>

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<p>How much precious metals are there in Jupiter? I am interested in gold, platinum, and silver.</p>
<p>I found <a href="https://www.quora.com/Which-planet-in-the-solar-system-is-the-richest-in-gold" rel="nofollow noreferrer">one thing</a> that was related to the amount of precious metals on Jupiter specifically, but it seems be speculation and estimates based of the rarity of those metals in earth.</p>
<p>None of the places listing the composition of Jupiter (such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the Wikipedia article on it</a> or <a href="https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/jupiterfact.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this NASA page</a>) list any of the above metals.</p>
<p>I’d imagine Jupiter might have a lot of precious metals due to its size and proximity to the asteroid belt, which has a lot of precious metals indeed.</p>

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# How much precious metals are there in Jupiter?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2024-08-28)

How much precious metals are there in Jupiter? I am interested in gold, platinum, and silver.

I found [one thing](https://www.quora.com/Which-planet-in-the-solar-system-is-the-richest-in-gold) that was related to the amount of precious metals on Jupiter specifically, but it seems be speculation and estimates based of the rarity of those metals in earth.

None of the places listing the composition of Jupiter (such as [the Wikipedia article on it](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter) or [this NASA page](https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/jupiterfact.html)) list any of the above metals.

I’d imagine Jupiter might have a lot of precious metals due to its size and proximity to the asteroid belt, which has a lot of precious metals indeed.

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### Answer by username_1 on 2024-08-29. Score: 6 | Accepted answer

The composition of Jupiter is thought to be very similar to the composition of the Sun.

Since there is about [$3\times 10^{21}$ kg](https://astronomy.stackexchange.com/a/24596/2531) of gold in the Sun, and Jupiter is 0.000955 times the mass of the Sun, then there should be about $3\times 10^{18}$ kg of gold in Jupiter.

Similar calculations can be done for the other elements.


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