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Structure and Behavior of NEPTUNE. http://planetfacts.org/planet-neptune-facts/. Neptune is the 8th planet from the sun in our solar system. . http://universe-beauty.com/ger/galerie/suche/(keyword )/solar+system. Neptune is the 4 th largest planet in our Solar System.
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Structure and Behavior of NEPTUNE http://planetfacts.org/planet-neptune-facts/
Neptune is the 8th planet from the sun in our solar system. http://universe-beauty.com/ger/galerie/suche/(keyword)/solar+system
Neptune is the 4th largest planet in our Solar System http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=neptune+in+the+solar+system&view=detail&id=2780D65F73A29811DABE4C7EFEF75164DAC35599&first=241&FORM=IDFRIR
Neptune’s diameter = 30,775 miles (49,528 km) • 3.88 times the diameter of the Earth. http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/neptune/
Neptune's blue color is caused by the methane (CH4) in its atmosphere; this molecule absorbs red light. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Neptune
Neptune day = 16 hours and 6.7 minutes. • Neptune orbits the Sun every 165 years ( = 1 Neptune Year) This is about 60,190 Earth days.
The mean distance between the sun and Neptune is 4.5 Billion kilometers. • Neptune was discovered on September 23, 1846 by Johann Gottfried Galle, of the Berlin Observatory, and Louis d'Arrest, an astronomy student. http://www.planet-kerry.de/news/us-version/space/neptune.htm
INTERIOR http://www.wingmakers.co.nz/universe/solar_system/Neptune.html
Great Dark Spot • Neptune has several large, dark spots similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot. • The largest spot is named the Great Dark Spot and is about the size of the earth. • The Great Dark Spot (also known as GDS-89[1]). http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/neptune/atmosphere.shtml
http://white-tigress-12158.deviantart.com/art/Neptune-with-Rings-176579207http://white-tigress-12158.deviantart.com/art/Neptune-with-Rings-176579207 Neptune has five rings: Galle, Le Verrier, Lassell, Arago, and Adams. The rings are composed of at least 20% dust with some of the rings containing as much as 70% dust; the rest of the material comprising the rings is small rocks.
Neptune's Moons • Neptune has a total of 13 moons. • Among the 13, Triton is the largest. • Triton which was discovered just 17 days after Neptune was found. • After 100 years later to find the second moon, Nereid. Triton http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Neptune%27s_moons
The planet is named after the Roman God of Sea, Neptune. 2. Neptune is categorized as “ICE GIANT” like Uranus. The interior is primarily composed of ice & rock. 3. Neptune is one of the coldest planets because of it’s distance from the sun. 4. Only the spacecraft Voyager 2 has ever visited Neptune – it flew by the planet in August 25, 1989.