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  1. Sep 17, 2024 · Neptune is dark, cold, and very windy. It's the last of the planets in our solar system. It's more than 30 times as far from the sun as Earth is. Neptune is very similar to Uranus. It's made of a thick fog of water, ammonia, and methane over an Earth-sized solid center.

    • Neptune is about four times wider than Earth. It takes Neptune 164.8 Earth years (60,190 Earth days) to orbit the Sun. On 11 July 2011, Neptune completed its first full orbit since its discovery in 1846.
    • Neptune is the Coldest and windiest Planet in the Solar System. The average temperature on Neptune is about -221.45 degrees Celsius (-366.6 °F).
    • Due to its beautiful blue color, Neptune was named after the Roman god of the Sea. In Greek, Neptune is called Poseidon.
    • Why is Neptune Blue? Neptune’s atmosphere is made up of hydrogen (80%), helium (19%) and trace amounts of the methane. The methane absorbs the red light from the sun but reflects the blue light back into space.
  2. Neptune is one of our solar system’s two ice giants. Both Neptune and Uranus exist in the outer solar system. Around 80% of Neptune’s mass consists of dense hot fluid of “icy” materials such as water, ammonia, and methane. The fluids are around a rocky, small core.

  3. easyscienceforkids.com · all-about-neptuneNeptune Facts for Kids

    Fun Facts about Neptune for Kids. Neptune has some of the fiercest storms in the solar system. Its storms are three times stronger than those on Jupiter and nine times stronger than Earth’s storms. Winds can reach a whopping 1200 mph. Neptune’s magnetic field is tilted sideways.

  4. Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun, and the fourth largest out of all the planets of the Solar System. It is more than 30 times farther from the Sun than Earth. Though it is far, it is not the coldest planet, that title belongs to Uranus.

  5. 23 Neptune Facts for Kids. The planet Neptune formed about 4.5 billion years ago. The planet Neptune was discovered on September 24th, 1846, by Urbain Jean-Joseph Le Verrier. The planet Neptune is the eighth most distance planet from the Sun. Neptune is in the outer part of our Solar System.

  6. 35 Intriguing Facts About Neptune For Kids. As the farthest planet from the Sun, Neptune is a fascinating blue gas giant that is unique in many ways. Learn more about its sheer beauty with some fun facts and thought provoking questions for more curious explorers. Neptune as seen from space.

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