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Introduction. Dark, cold, and whipped by supersonic winds, ice giant Neptune is more than 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth. Neptune is the only planet in our solar system not visible to the naked eye. In 2011 Neptune completed its first 165-year orbit since its discovery in 1846.
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Dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds, giant Neptune is...
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Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun. It is the fourth-largest planet in the Solar System by diameter, the third-most-massive planet, and the densest giant planet. It is 17 times the mass of Earth. Compared to its fellow ice giant Uranus, Neptune is slightly more massive, but denser and smaller.
28 mar 2019 · Neptune is the windiest planet in our solar system, whipping up momentous gusts that can reach more than 1,200 miles an hour. That soothing sapphire expanse does reveal some of the whirling...
Learn about Neptune, the eighth and most distant planet from the Sun, and its features, rings, moons, and climate. Find out how Neptune was discovered, what it is named after, and how it compares to Earth and other planets.
Dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds, giant Neptune is the eighth and most distant major planet orbiting our Sun. More than 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth, Neptune is not visible to the naked eye.
6 dni temu · Neptune, third most massive planet in the solar system and the eighth and outermost planet from the Sun. Neptune has 14 moons, only two of which were discovered before Voyager 2’s visit in 1989, and a system of rings, which were unconfirmed before Voyager.
W książce Nearly Neptune z 1968 roku autorstwa Hugh Waltersa na planetę zmierza ekspedycja badawcza, która tuż przed dotarciem do planety kończy się śmiercią załogi z powodu pożaru niszczącego systemy podtrzymywania życia na pokładzie statku kosmicznego.
