What We Will Accomplish The planet Neptune in 10 minutes or
less.
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Background Information Atmospheric components : 74% hydrogen,
25% helium, 1% methane (at depth) Diameter (km): 49,528 Average
distance from Sun: 4,498,252,900 km Mean temperature (K): 48
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Background Information Contd. Fourth largest planet in the
Solar System Winds on Neptune can get up to 1,200 MPH One Neptune
day is equal to 16 hours in Earth time One Neptune year is equal to
164.83 Earth Years
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Whoaaa, Optical Illusion!
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Wheres Santa Claus on Neptune? Well, Neptune has two North
Poles and two South Poles because of its magnetic field. So, if we
lived on Neptune, we would get double the presents on
Christmas!
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Climate and Living Conditions One of the two ice giants, the
other one is Uranus. Avg. temperature, 72 Kelvin OR, -201
Celcius
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Does Neptune Have Water? No, it doesnt. But, it is 74% hydrogen
so if oxygen ever came along. Thats not the only similarity that
Neptune has to Earth Neptune also has an internal heat source! It
radiates more than twice as much energy as it receives from the
Sun!
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Moons Neptune has 8 moons. But, the most well known and the
biggest one is Triton. Triton has geysers that shoot ice 5 miles
high into its thin atmosphere. Could possibly be water under the
ice The interior of Triton is probably geologically active!!
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Neptune Got Da Bling! 5 Rings: Galle Ring: closest to Neptune,
2,000 kilometers wide. Composed mainly of dust particles Le Verrier
Ring: 113 Kilometers wide, is 53,2000 Kilometers away from Neptune.
Composed mainly of dust. Lassell Ring: widest of the 5 rings width
2x that of the Galle ring. 20-40% made of dust
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Neptune Got Da Bling! Arago Ring: width of only 100 kilometers
Adams Ring: outermost ring, 35 kilometers wide
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Quizage! 1. How many moons does Neptune have and what is the
biggest one? A. 2, and Rickter B. 10, and Rolay C. 8, and Triton D.
1, and the Moon
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Quizage! 2. Does Neptune have water? A. Yes way! B. Nope, it
just has hydrogen.
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Quizage! 3. How many rings does Neptune have? A. 7 B. 900 C. 5
D. 1
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Quizage! 4. What color is Neptune? A. Green B. White C. Blue D.
Red
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Quizage! 5. How many poles does Neptune have? A. 2 North + 2
South B. None C. 5 North D. 1 North + 1 South