Neptune is the 8th planet from the Sun located between Saturn and Uranus. It is nearly the same size as Uranus, making it the 4th largest planet. Neptune has a mass 17 times greater than Earth and a volume 57 times greater than Earth. The planet has a blue color due to its atmosphere being made up primarily of methane gas. Neptune is very cold as it is far from the Sun and composed of ice and gas. It takes Neptune 165 Earth years to orbit the Sun and has a day length of 16 hours and 6.7 minutes. Neptune has 8 moons, the largest being Triton.

1. NEPTUNE

2. Introduction Neptune is named after the Roman god of the sea.

3. location Saturn and Uranus and is the 8 th planet away from the Sun. Neptune is located between.

4. Size Neptune has a mass 17 times greater than earth and a volume. 57 times greater than Earth. Neptune and Uranus are almost the same size. Neptune is the 4 th largest planet.

5. Density & Atmosphere Neptune is a blue colour because it’s atmosphere is mainly made of methane gas.

6. Temperature Neptune is a very cold place because it has lots of ice & gas and is a gas giant.

7. Time One year on Neptune is 165 Earth years. It takes Neptune 165 years to orbit the sun. A day in Neptune is16 hours and 6.7 minutes.

8. Moons Neptune has 8 moons. the names of the moons are Caliban, Triton, Sycorax, Prospero , Setebos, Stephano, Nereid and Despina. Triton is the name of son of Neptune. Neptune largest is called Triton.

9. Interesting facts Neptune was discovered by Johann Galle and Heinrich D’Arrest in September the 23 rd 1864 .if you weight 70 pounds on Earth you would weight 84 pounds on Neptune. Neptune is 4.5 billion years old.