NEPTUNE: The Blue Planet
By: Basmah K
10 Quick Facts About Planet Neptune
Size of planet: 24,622 km
Distance from sun: 4,503,000,000 km
Length of rotation: 165 Earth Years
Length of day: 0 Days 16 Hrs 6 Mins
Length of year: 165 Yrs
Number of moons: 14 Moons
What is the planet/surface made of: Frozen Gas
Who discovered it: Johann Gottfried Galle, Heinrich Louis d’Arrest, Urbain Le Verrier and John Couch Adams
How did it get its name: Since Neptune is a blueish planet it is named after the roman god of sea
How long would it take to get to the planet: About 12 yrs
Interesting Facts About Neptune!!
-Did you know that there are 5 known rings of Neptune
-The atmosphere is made up of hydrogen, helium and some methane
-Neptune was discovered in September 23, 1846
Weather Report
Neptune has extremely strong winds. In fact, Neptune wind's are 3 times stronger then Jupiter's and 9 times stronger than Earth's wind. Neptune is really far away from the Sun so it receives 1000 times less sunlight then Earth does and that means it huge storms and it's dark and gloomy.
Neptune Compared to Earth
Earth:
Distance from Sun: 149,500,000 km
Number of Moons: 1
Size: 12,000 km
Mass: 5.972E24 kg
Oxygen or No?: Oxygen
Neptune:
Distance from Sun: 4,503,000,000 km
Number of Moons: 14
Size: 24,622 km
Mass: 102.4E24 kg
Oxygen or No?: No
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Travel Essentials
-Food supplies/Drinks since Neptune doesn't hold liquid water
-Something to breathe with considering Neptune has helium and hydrogen and no oxygen
-A boat or a transportation knowing Neptune doesn't have solid ground to stand on
(Just an FYI it's rare you will survive here unless you have the features to live/survive here)