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This is a picture of Neptune. Neptune has a dark spot. Neptune. Melanie Pereira Michael Veronsky. Neptune’s symbol. Galle and d’Arrest discovered Neptune. Neptune got its name because Roman God of the s ea named Neptune. Neptune. Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun.
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This is a picture of Neptune. Neptune has a dark spot. Neptune Melanie Pereira Michael Veronsky
Neptune’s symbol • Galle and d’Arrest discovered Neptune. • Neptune got its name because Roman God of the sea named Neptune.
Neptune • Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun. • Neptune is 2,794 million kilometers away from the sun. • It takes 60,196 days to orbit around the sun. • A day on Neptune is 16 hours.
Moons Neptune has 13 moons: Triton, Nereid, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina,Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, Halimede, Psamathe, Sao, Laomedeia, and Neso.
NEPTUNE • Neptune is blue and has a great dark spot. It’s about the size as Uranus. • Neptune has four thin rings. • It’s the coldest planet in the solar system. • I weigh 75.3 on Neptune.
Rings • Neptune has four faint rings. • Neptune’s rings were first discovered in 1984 in Chile by Patrice Bouchet.
Exploration • On August 25, 1989 Neptune was visited by Voyager 2. • Voyager 2 revealed fascinating details about Triton. • One of the fascinating details is Triton has a volcano that spews out ice and water. • Another fascinating detail of Triton is that it is the largest moon on our solar system.
Interesting Facts • Neptune is made of gases. • Neptune’s moon, Triton is the coldest moon. • A day on Neptune is 16 Earth hours. • Neptune does not have a solid surface. • Neptune also has a small dark spot. • The winds on Neptune can reach 600 miles [1,000 kilometers] per hour.
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