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Lesson 3: Our Planet: The earth and the universe—where do we fit in?



Neptune

Neptune

Voyager 2 image of Neptune. August 1989. Photo courtesy of NASA/JPL. http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/image/planetary/neptune/neptune.jpg

Neptune is another gas planet, and like Uranus it is green-blue in color. Neptune has the strongest winds of all the planets. This planet's winds blow at more than 1242 miles an hour! The large, dark circles on its surface are believed to be storms. Neptune has two thick rings and two thin rings, and at least eight moons. Four of these moons orbit the planet within the rings. One of the moons orbits the planet in the opposite direction of the seven other moons. Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun.

Things to remember about Neptune:

  1. Neptune is the planet farthest from the sun.
  2. Neptune is a gas planet.
  3. Neptune has the strongest wind of all the planets.
  4. Neptune has dark spots that are probably storms.
  5. One of Neptune's moons orbits in the opposite direction from its other moons.


     

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