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Neptune

Published on Nov 18, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

NEPTUNE

BY JONATHAN AND NATALIA

Neptune's name

Neptune's name means the Roman God of the Sea.

Discovery

IT WAS DISCOVERED BY URBAIN LE VERRIER, JOHN COUCH ADAMS, and JOHANN GALLE.

LOCATION

NEPTUNE IS THE SECOND TO LAST PLANET FROM THE SUN.

DISTANCE

IT IS ABOUT 2,829,691,160 MILES FROM THE SUN.

ROTATION

IT TAKES 16 HOURS, 6 MINUTES, AND 36 SECONDS TO ROTATE ON ITS AXIS.

SIZE

IT IS ABOUT 30,400 MILES ACROSS AND IS THE SECOND BIGGEST PLANET.

ORBIT

IT TAKES ABOUT 165 EARTH DAYS TO ORBIT THE SUN.

TEMPERATURE

IT IS VERY COLD. IT STAYS BELOW -350°F. EARTH IS AN INNER AND IT IS WARMER THAN NEPTUNE

APPEARANCE

NEPTUNE IS DARK BLUE AND HAS A BLACK SPOT. IT IS MOSTLY DUST AND ICE.

MOONS AND RINGS

SOME MOONS THAT ORBIT NEPTUNE ARE TRITON, NEREID, AND PROTEUS.

FUN FACT

NEPTUNE HAS THE STRONGEST WINDS IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM. IT IS AS HIGH AS 1,500 MILES.