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Neptune - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neptune is the eighth and outermost-known planet from the Sun in the Solar System. Named for the Roman god of the sea, it is the fourth-largest planet by diameter and the third-largest by mass. Neptu...
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General features and some pictures. ... Neptune is like Uranus in many ways, but has its own unique features. Because of Pluto's highly elliptical orbit, it is currently the most distant planet from the Sun, at a separation of about 30 Astronomical Units.
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Neptune: The Blue Planet ... Neptune has two thick and two thin rings which surround it. Neptune also has thirteen known moons. Four of these moons orbit the planet within the rings. One of Neptune's moons, Triton, orbits the planet in a direction opposite to Neptune's other moons. ... Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun.
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Neptune/Earth Comparison ... Dipole field strength: 0.142 gauss-Rn3 Dipole tilt to rotational axis: 46.9 degrees Longitude of tilt: 288 degrees (IAU convention) Dipole offset (planet center to dipole center) distance: 0.55 Rn...
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NSSDC Photo Gallery: Neptune - A collection of images of the planet Neptune and its satellites ... Color image of Neptune showing its "Great Dark Spot". P-34611C 59K...
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Neptune, the eighth and furthest planet from the Sun, is a very cold place. Its bluish color is caused by small amounts of methane gas in its atmosphere. The planet has 13 moons and a very narrow, faint ring system.
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www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/neptune/neptune.html
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Planet Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun. It is also known as the Blue Giant. Neptune is the fourth and outermost of the gas giant planets. Voyager 2 has visited it. ... Planet Neptune Facts:
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