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Neptune is the eighth planet form the sun.

Neptune Facts

  2. Now that pluto has been demoted, Neptune is considered the furthest planet from the sun.
  3. Neptune was discovered in 1846 by Johann Galle.
  4. The only spacecraft ever to visit Neptune was the Voyager 2 in 1989.
  5. Neptune is a gas planet, composed of hydrogen, helium, methane, with traces of ammonia and water.
  7. Neptune has stronger winds than any other planet in the Solar System. Blowing in a westerly direction, winds on Neptune get up to 2,000 km/hour (1,200 miles/hour). "The Scooter" is a cloud that moves around Neptune about every 16 hours.
  8. Neptune is named after the god of the sea in Roman Mythology.
  9. Neptune's named moons are Naiad, Thalassa, Despina, Nereid, Galatea, Larissa, Proteus, Triton, and Psamathe
  10. The largest moon of Neptune is Triton. In Greek mythology, Triton was a sea god and the son of Neptune.
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