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The title is because it was hypothesized that Neptune had a diamond core (Sparrow, 2006) and I thought of the Beatles song: "Lucy in the sky with diamonds". Hence, "NEPTUNE in the SKY with DIAMONDS".
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Neptune

Published on Nov 24, 2015

This is a presentation I made for science, about the planet Neptune. It's designed to be around 3-5 minutes. Please don't plagiarize my deck. I spent a long time making it so if you need it please cite me.

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Neptune in the sky with diamonds

Noreen Ryan
The title is because it was hypothesized that Neptune had a diamond core (Sparrow, 2006) and I thought of the Beatles song: "Lucy in the sky with diamonds". Hence, "NEPTUNE in the SKY with DIAMONDS".
Photo by Hubble Heritage
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What I will cover today

  • Size
  • Type
  • Distance from Sun
  • Discovery
  • Diameter
  • Moons
Say "Neptune's" before each dot-point.
Photo by dullhunk
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neptune:

The Ice Giant
(This is the slide where you talk about how it has been speculated that Neptune has a core of diamond (G. Sparrow, 2006)
Photo by Macroscopic Solutions
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Neptune's size

- Radius of approx. 24622 km
The beachball on this page is a prompt. You see, if the sun was the size of a beachball then Neptune would be the size of a marble.
Photo by shawnzrossi
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DISTANCE FROM SUN
4.498 billion km from sun

Photo by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center
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Neptune's Diameter

-49 244 km: Nearly 4 times around the earth!
Photo by Carbon Visuals
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Discoverers of Neptune

Neptune is a pretty interesting planet. It is currently one of two planets that were discovered through calculations, although Pluto, the other planet, was discovered through a mathematical mistake.
Photo by Jenn and Tony Bot
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orbit

  • Almost perfectly circular
  • 1 Neptune year =
  • 165 Earth Years
  • 1 Neptune Day =
  • 16 hrs, 6 mins.
Photo by andres.moreno
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Neptune's moons

  • Naiad
  • Thalassa
  • Despina
  • Galatea
  • LarissaS/2004 N 1
  • Proteus
  • Triton
  • Nereid
  • Halimede
  • Sao
  • Laomedia
  • Psamanthe
  • Neso
Photo by sjrankin
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Seasons on Neptune

  • 40+ yrs
  • Axis at 29 degrees
  • Summer right now
  • - Means clouds are wider & brighter.
Even though it's summer, it's still way colder than any summer here.
Photo by Jeff Kubina
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Difficulties in Future Research
Landing
Weather

Landing: The surface of Neptune is gas. This means that any rover landing there will have to propel itself using propulsion engines instead of wheels like in the photo.

Weather: Neptune's weather is unpredictable and fierce. Supersonic winds will constantly buffet any vehicle sent to Neptune.
Photo by Robiwan_Kenobi
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Neptune In A Nutshell:
Ice Giant
24622 km radius
4.495 billion km from Sun
Discovered by 2 mathematicians & an astronomer
49244 km diameter
14 moons

Photo by woodleywonderworks
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Noreen Ryan