neptune melanie pereira michael veronsky this is a picture of neptune. neptune has a dark spot

Neptune

Melanie Pereira Michael Veronsky

This is a picture of Neptune. Neptune has a dark spot.

Neptune’s symbol

Galle and d’Arrest discovered Neptune. Neptune got its name because Roman

God of the sea named Neptune.

Neptune

Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun.

Neptune is 2,794 million kilometers away from the sun.

It takes 60,196 days to orbit around the sun.

A day on Neptune is 16 hours.

MoonsNeptune has 13 moons:

Triton, Nereid, Naiad, Thalassa, Despina,Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, Halimede, Psamathe, Sao, Laomedeia, and Neso.

NEPTUNE

Neptune is blue and has a great dark spot. It’s about the size as Uranus.

Neptune has four thin rings. It’s the coldest planet in the solar system. I weigh 75.3 on Neptune.

Rings

Neptune has four faint rings. Neptune’s rings were first discovered in

1984 in Chile by Patrice Bouchet.

Exploration On August 25, 1989 Neptune was visited

by Voyager 2. Voyager 2 revealed fascinating details

about Triton. One of the fascinating details is Triton

has a volcano that spews out ice and water.

Another fascinating detail of Triton is that it is the largest moon on our solar system.

Interesting Facts

Neptune is made of gases. Neptune’s moon, Triton is the coldest

moon. A day on Neptune is 16 Earth hours. Neptune does not have a solid surface. Neptune also has a small dark spot. The winds on Neptune can reach 600

miles [1,000 kilometers] per hour.

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