Neptune This is a picture of Neptune taken from the Voyager spacecraft in 1989 By Sahar Shariah

History Neptune was first discovered by Galle and D’Arrest on September 3rd 1846 Neptune was named after the Greek God of the sea, Poseidon

Neptune’s Symbol

Solar System Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun Neptune’s distance from the sun is 4,501.2 million kilometers Neptune’s orbital period is 165 Earth years The rotational period is 16.11 hours

Moons Neptune has 8 known moons Naiad, Thalassa ,Despoina , Galatea, Larissa, Proteus ,Triton , and Nereid. This is a picture of Triton, Neptune’s largest satellite

Planet appearance Neptune looks like the color of the sea but a little more blue The magnetic field from Neptune like Uranus, is highly tilted 47 degrees from the axis rotation.

Rings Neptune’s rings are made of faint artifacts like debris, dirt, and crystals This is a picture of Neptune’s rings as Seen by Voyager 2

Exploration Some of Neptune’s moons were some of the satellites This is Triton, Neptune’s largest satellite on August 29,1989

Neptune Facts When Neptune has storms the clouds form on its outer appearance Bands of clouds streak across Neptune in this image

Facts About Neptune Neptune’s atmosphere is made of hydrogen and helium Neptune’s rotational period is 16.11 hours Neptune only receives 3 percent sunlight as much as Jupiter

Neptune’s Captions