Structure and Behavior of NEPTUNE

http://planetfacts.org/planet-neptune-facts/

Neptune is the 8th planet from the sun in our solar system.

http://universe-beauty.com/ger/galerie/suche/(keyword)/solar+system

Neptune is the 4th largest planet in our Solar System

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•Neptune’s diameter = 30,775 miles (49,528 km) •3.88 times the diameter of the Earth.

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/neptune/

Neptune's blue color is caused by the methane (CH4) in its atmosphere; this molecule absorbs red light.

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Neptune

http://www.planet-kerry.de/news/us-version/space/neptune.htm

INTERIOR

http://www.wingmakers.co.nz/universe/solar_system/Neptune.html

Great Dark Spot

• Neptune has several large, dark spots similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot.

• The largest spot is named the Great Dark Spot and is about the size of the earth.

The Great Dark Spot (also known as GDS-89[1]).

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/neptune/atmosphere.shtml

Neptune has five rings: Galle, Le Verrier, Lassell, Arago, and Adams.The rings are composed of at least 20% dust with some of the rings containing as much as 70% dust; the rest of the material comprising the rings is small rocks.

http://white-tigress-12158.deviantart.com/art/Neptune-with-Rings-176579207

Neptune's Moons

•Neptune has a total of 13 moons. •Among the 13, Triton is the largest.•Triton which was discovered just 17 days after Neptune was found. •After 100 years later to find the second moon, Nereid.

Triton

http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Neptune%27s_moons

1. The planet is named after the Roman God of Sea, Neptune.

2. Neptune is categorized as “ICE GIANT” like Uranus. The interior is primarily composed of ice & rock.

3. Neptune is one of the coldest planets because of it’s distance from the sun.

4. Only the spacecraft Voyager 2 has ever visited Neptune – it flew by the planet in August 25, 1989.

REFERENCES URL:

Voyager Neptune Science Summary (Dec 20, 1989)Courtesy: NASA/JPLBy: Calvin J. Hamilton

http://www.solarviews.com/eng/vgrnep.htm

NASA National Aeronautics and Space AdministrationSolar System Exploration

http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Neptune

Wikipedia http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Neptune%27s_moons

Planets of the Solar System http://www.planetsofthesolarsystem.net/neptune.html

Planet Facts http://planetfacts.org/planet-neptune-facts/

Wingmaker.co.nz http://www.wingmakers.co.nz/universe/solar_system/Neptune.html

Enchanted Learning http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/astronomy/planets/neptune/