Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun and takes 165 years to orbit the Sun. It has a diameter of 30,775 miles and 13 moons including Triton. Neptune's atmosphere is made up of methane, helium, and it has violent storms and dark cloud bands. It is named after the Roman god of the sea and can be viewed through a telescope but not with the naked eye.

1. By Alexander N.
NEPTUNE

2. NEPTUNE FACTS
• 8th from the Sun( 4,456,000 km)
• Takes 165 years to orbit Sun
• Diameter is 30,775 miles
• 13 moons-Triton, Nereid, Naiad, Thalass,
Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, Halimade,
Pshmathe, Sao, Laomederia, Neso

3. MORE NEPTUNE FACTS
• Water surrounds rocky core
• Hazy atmosphere is made up of methane, helium,
active violent storms, bands of dark clouds
• is named after Poseidon
• Look at Neptune through a telescope, not naked
eye
• Faint rings-(few of them)1989 N3R Galle, 1989 N2R
Leverrier, Lassel, Arago, 1989 NIR Adams

4. INTERESTING FACTS
• Ice and gas giant
• 60 Earths can fit in Neptune
• 4th largest planet
• Sometimes farthest from the sun
• Great Dark Spot Is a violent tornado
• Discovered mathematically
• 13 satellites

5. http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/
http://enchantedlearning.com/subjects/as
tronauts/planets/
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