Researched by Molly, Emily and Nadine

Location• Neptune is the 8th

and last planet.• Neptune is 2.8

billon miles from the Sun.

• It takes ten years to get to Neptune.

Composition

• Neptune is made of liquid rock and gases.

• The center of Neptune is rock.

• Neptune has 4 layers.• is made of water.• It is also made of

water and methane.

Unique Facts

• Did you know Neptune has eight main moons?

• Neptune’s largest moons are Proteus, Triton, and Neried.

• Did you know that Triton is dwarfed by Neptune?

Previous Missions

• One previous mission was when Voyager 2 took 9000 pictures of Neptune.

• One year ago, Voyager 2 passed Jupiter, Saturn, and Uranus before it got to Neptune.

Conclusion

• As scientists we can concluded that you can not live on Neptune because it is made of gases and liquid rock.

• Also because it’s the windiest planet in the solar system.

Mrs. Stone’s class – Emily, Molly, And Nadine

Robot Exploration

• Neptune’s News Navigator is used for collecting samples of gases and rock.

• Our simple machines are: wheel and axle for allowing the Navigator to travel around Neptune, and a lever for the camera. It allows us to take

pictures and videos.

Bibliography

• Sparrow, Giles. Destination Uranus, Neptune , and Pluto. 2010 .

• Zobel , Derek, Neptune. 2010.• Vogt L. Gregory, Neptune. 2000.