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Science Booklet|Neptune

Science Booklet|Neptune

Neptune

Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun.

Neptune has 14 moons.

Neptune has a radius of 15,299 miles.

Neptune is composed of water, ammonia, and methane.

As stated earlier, Neptune has freezing cold temps. Good luck going fishing there.

Neptune has an oval shaped orbit.

One day on Neptune takes about 16 hours

Neptune rotates the sun in about 165 Earth years

Neptune is tilted 28 degrees on its axis.

Neptune is 2.7802 billion miles away from the Sun.

Neptune is 2.8422 billion miles away from the Earth.

Neptune has a blue color.

Neptune seems almost impossible to host life, due to the fact that it has a terribly cold temperature.

Not many studies have been conducted on Neptune, Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to have visited Neptune

Neptune is the farthest out planet, and smallest gas giant.

Neptune has 14 moons.

Moon: Naiad

Naiad, the last satellite discovered, is about 5(33 miles) in diameter and orbits Neptune every 7 hours and 6 minutes about (14,400 miles) above the clouds.