NEPTUNE

Neptune Is the eighth planet from the sun

Neptune is one of the outer planets because it is located outside the asteroid belt

Neptune is the fourth largest planet in our solar system

It takes Neptune 164.79 Earth years to orbit the sun

Neptune has about the same gravity as Earth

My planet is know for being the eight planet from the sun and last of the known planets. Due to its blue coloration, Neptune was named after the Roman god of the sea.

The Romans named the five planets closest to the sun after their most important gods. Neptune, a blueish planet, was named after the Roman God of the sea

This is Neptune's symbol

The average temperature of Neptune is -353 Fahrenheit (-214 Celsius)

Neptune has 14 moons orbiting it

You can see Neptune right now with binoculars

Neptune is mostly made of mostly gas

Neptune's clouds are like earth clouds

NEPTUNE HAS RINGS AROUND IT

Neptune is smaller than earth

Voyager 2 traveled to Neptune in 1989

INTERESTING FACTS

• Neptune became a planet on September 23, 1846
• People thought that Galileo may have spotted Neptune centuries earlier but he didn't recognize it as a planet
• Neptune was discovered by Jean Joseph Le Verrier

MORE FACTS

• The largest Neptune moon, Triton, was discovered just 17 days after Neptune itself was discovered
• On July 17th, 2011, Neptune completed its first full orbit since its discovery in 1846

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