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This is a color image of neptune showing the Great Dark Spot. (Courtesy of NASA) Copyright 1995-1999, 2000 The Regents of the University of Michigan

Neptune

Neptune, which is usually the eighth planet from the Sun, is a very cold place. Occasionally, the ninth planet Pluto crosses Neptune's orbit and becomes the "eigth planet". Its bluish color comes from its atmosphere of methane gas. The planet has eight moons and a very narrow, faint ring system. Neptune's atmosphere shows a striped pattern of clouds. This cloud pattern is very similar to that of Jupiter and Saturn. Neptune even has a Great Dark Spot similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot.

STATS

  • Diameter: 49,493 km (30,760 miles)
  • Length of Day: 17 hrs 6 min
  • Length of year: 165 Earth years
  • Minimum Distance from Sun: 4.46 billion km (2.82 billion miles)
  • Minimum Distance from Earth: 4.3 billion km (2.86 billion miles)
  • Temperature: -210o C ( -346o F)

 
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