Neptune

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Neptune
By Emma Trimbur and Ian Bodner
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Diameter and Distance from the Sun, and Rotation
and Revolution.
NEPTUNE
NEPTUNEs
Diameter,30,200 miles Distance from the sun
2,797 billion miles. It takes ten years for a
spacecraft to travel to Neptune.
Rotation and revolution of Neptune. It takes 16
hours and 17 minutes to rotate. The period of
revolution is 165 Earth years.
NEPTUNE
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History
Neptune was discovered in 1846 by John C. Adams
and Urbain Leverrier Voyager 2 passed Neptune in
1989. It took 9,000 pictures! Neptune was named
after an ancient Roman god of the sea.
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Fun Facts!
Neptune has Great Dark Spot that looks like a
hurricane! The storm is the size of Earth! One
of Neptune's moons is named after his daughter!
Cool!
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Moons and Rings
Neptune has eight moons. The largest moon is
Triton.
The rings are very thin. The rings are very
colorful
Atmosphere and Temperature
Neptune is made of hydrogen, helium, and
methane gases. It is -370F.
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NEPTUNES SYMBOL
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Sources
?Windows of the Universe ?Star Child ?Welcome to
the Planets ?Kids Astronomy ?A Virtual Journey
Into the Universe ?Zoom Astronomy Our Solar
System