NEPTUNETanesha C., Carliyah S., & Keriah T.

Neptune’s Size

Neptune's diameter is about 30,200 miles, which is almost 4 times the Earth's diameter. The planet was named after the Roman sea God.

Neptune’s Description

Neptune is a sea blue color due to the methane gas in its atmosphere.

Neptune once had a great dark spot similar to Jupiter.

Neptune is 30 times farther from the sun as is the Earth.

It goes around the sun once every 165 Earth Years.

Neptune’s Moon

Neptune has 13 moons, the largest of which is named Triton.

The other moons are: Neptune’s Moons

Naiad NereidThalassa HalimedeDespina SaoGalatea LaomedeiaLarissa PsamatheProteus Neso

Neptune Pictures

Video Animation

The orbital speed of Neptune is 5.4

km/second.

The main axis of Neptune's magnetic field is "tipped over" by about 47 degrees compared with the planet's rotation axis

Neptune Rings

Neptune has 5 known rings.

Halle

Le Verrier

Lassell

Arago

Adams

The magnetic field of Neptune is about 27 times more powerful than that of Earth.

Neptune's winds are three times stronger than Jupiter's and nine times stronger than Earth's.

In 1989, Voyager 2 tracked a large, oval, dark storm in Neptune's southern hemisphere.

This hurricane-like Great Dark Spot was observed to be large enough to contain the entire Earth.

Quiz

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1. What is the name of the spot that was found on Neptune?

2. How many times more powerful is the magnetic field on Neptune than Earth?

3. How many rings do Neptune have?

4. What color is Neptune?

5. How many moons do Neptune have?

Answer Key

1. Great Dark Spot

2. 27 times

3. 5

4. Blue

5. 13

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