NEPTUNE

BASIC FACTS

• NEPTUNE WAS DISCOVERED IN SEPTEMBER 23, 1846
• Neptune basically means the roman god of the sea
• In the outer planets
• It's know for the mysterious blue planet
• It's lost moon was spotted 20 years ago

ANOTHER PAGE OF FACTS

• 2.7 billion miles from the sun
• Neptune is between Uranus and Pluto
• A day in Neptune is 16 hours
• A year in Neptune is 60,190 days
• Neptune eccentricity is .009

MORE FACTS

• Neptune's diameter is 30,599 mils
• Neptune has 13 moons
• The largest one is call triton

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PHYSICAL PROPERTIES

• NEPTUNE IS MADE UP OF ICE,ROCK,GAS AND LIQUID
• Neptune has 17 times earths mass
• Neptune's wind can reach 1,500 mph
• Neptune's magnetic field is 27 times more powerful then earth
• Neptune is 8th farthest planet from sun

TRITON

• Biggest moon in Neptune's orbit
• Only large moon with retro grade orbit
• Diameter is 1700 miles
• 7th largest moon in solar system
• In Kuiper belt

ANY OTHER PLANETS?

• Only Pluto is beyond Neptune
• No other planet beyond it
• Only galaxies

NEPTUNE UNIQUE

• Neptune has 13 moons
• Neptune has 6 rings
• Smallest of the gas giants
• Neptune cannot support life
• Neptune is a sister to Uranus

FUN FACTS :)

• NEPTUNE SUFFERS THE MOST VIOLENT WEATHER
• Neptune is know as the god of water
• Neptune is about 4x bigger than earth
• Neptune has a "great dark spot" it is a giant storm
• Only 1 complete orbit around the sun since it's discovery

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