Neptune
Did you know that Neptune has a blue dot like Jupiter has a red dot? Have you ever wondered about the planets in the solar system? Read on for more...
Appearance
Neptune is a stormy blue planet in our solar system. Somewhere on Neptune there’s a blue dot also Neptune will always be hard to see it will always appear as a dot in the sky. At night Sometimes Neptune will appear glow in the dark but really it isn’t.Neptune is as blue as the sea.
Sun/Size
So Neptune appears as a dot like a star would but it isn’t.It has a radius of 24.622 km and is the 3rd biggest planet in our solar system 4th largest in diameter.The distance between the sun and Neptune is 4.495B km and is 8th back from the sun the furthest from the sun. Because it is the furthest from the sun it takes 165 Earth years to orbit the sun.
Material
Neptune of course is made out of ice and liquid that's why it’s so cold.neptune is also made of 19% helium and 80% hydrogen it also contains a small amount of water and methane.The thin clouds contain methane ice.
Moons
Do you know how many moons Neptune has?well I thought it had fifteen but it has fourteen moons.The largest by far is Triton.Triton was discovered 17 days after Neptune.the Moons are like a old grandpa planet.
Conclusion
Overall neptune is a cold and very stormy planet you would need more than an umbrella.It is sometimes known as a ice giant. As well as a gas giant.
