Neptune

NEPTUNE

Whenever we talk about the outer planets in the Solar system, Neptune always reminds us of a mysterious and majestic world.

Neptune House – K.1 & K.12 would like to share some key facts about this beautiful planet, including its unique characteristics, structure and a few fun facts about Neptune – a blue pearl 💎 at the edge of the Solar system.

🚀 Neptune is the eighth planet in the solar system and the farthest from the Sun. Neptune is not only the fourth – largest planet, but it’s also about 50,000 km in diameter.

🔵 The planet is named Neptune because of its unique deep blue color, caused by methane in its atmosphere absorbing the wavelengths of sunlight – red light.

📜 Based on calculations of irregularities in Uranus’s orbit, Neptune was discovered in 1846 by Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams, and Johann Galle. So far, only Voyager 2 has visited it.

🌀 Neptune is surrounded by six rings and is classified as ice giant ❄️. It also has 14 moons 🌙, including Triton – its largest.

💨 Neptune has a thick atmosphere and powerful winds, which can reach up to 2,000 km/h. The average temperature drops to around -218°C.

🔎 The internal structure of Neptune consists of:
☁️ A stratosphere and high clouds
🌫️ Atmospheric layers composed of Hydrogen, Helium and Methane
❄️ The icing cover containing water, ammonia and methane
🪨 A core made of rock and metals (silicates and nickel-iron)

A day on Neptune lasts about 16 hours. Neptune takes about 165 Earth years to complete one orbit around the Sun.

✨ Feel free to learn more about Neptune. Thank you for your attention and passion for astronomy! ☺️ ☺️

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