1. Neptune This is an image of Neptune’s surface.
By: Brooke
& help from
Joshua

2. History
* Galle and d ’ Arrest first observed Neptune which was on September 23, But two centuries earlier Galileo discovered it.
* The weather in Neptune is very chilly and cold. It’s -218 degrees-Celsius!

3. Solar System Neptune is the eighth planet from the sun.
The orbital period for one trip around the sun is 165 years.
Neptune’s rotation period is about hours.

4. Moons
In late 2013 Neptune has discovered 14 moons so far. But that is not the end of Neptune’s moons discoveries.
The names of Neptune’s moons are; Triton, Nereid, Naiad, Larissa. Thalassa, Neso, Sao, Galatea and Halimede ,Despina, Laomedeia. Proteus and last but not least Psamathe.

5. Neptune’s Appearance
Neptune’s appearance is very entertaining with all the detail. It’s color is a mix of blue and green. It has a faint ring system that goes around the whole thing, it’s like a perimeter going around a shape. Neptune has a dark spot which is very similar to Jupiter’s red spot.

6. Rings
Neptune’s has a very large ring system. There are only about nine clearly seen rings. Neptune is one of the four planets in our Solar System that has planetary rings.

7. Exploration
Neptune has 13 known satellites, they are named for aquatic personages in Greek and Roman mythology. For instance these six moons; Despina, Galatea, Larissa, Thalassa, Naiad and Proteus. Were found by Space Craft two!

8. Interesting Facts
* Did you know that Neptune is the fourth-largest by diameter and third- largest in mass. * Neptune is the most dense planet in the solar system.