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the eight or the final planet in the Solar System

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first planet discovered with math

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the eight or the final planet in the Solar System

Neptune

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first planet discovered with math

Neptune

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Smallest of the Gas Giants More than 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth

Neptune

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The planet neptune is named after ___

Roman God of the sea

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Neptune is not visible to the

naked eye

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how many rings does neptune has

5 rings

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This planet has the strongest winds in the solar system

Neptune

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Neptune makes a complete orbit around the Sun (a year in Neptunian time) in about ___

165 Earth years (60,190 earth days)

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A day on neptune takes about

18 hours

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How many moons does neptune has?

14

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Names of Neptune’s moon from closest to furthest out

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

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First discovered moon on Neptune, it is also the largest one. This is slightly smaller than Earth's Moon and has active volcanoes which erupt like geysers and eject nitrogen frost over the surface.

Triton

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In roughly ___, Neptune completes its orbit around the Sun, which corresponds to one Earth year in Neptunian time.

165 Earth years (60,190 Earth days)

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has the largest orbital radius and period since it is the planet that is farthest from the sun.

Neptune

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The predominant ___ of the Neptune is a result of the absorption of red and infrared light by Neptune's methane atmosphere.

blue color