Neptune

 

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Neptune

Neptune seen by Voyager 2 in August 1989. The dark field on the left side at the equator is a cyclone as big as earth, it is called "Big Dark Dot" due to the similarity to the one on Jupiter. The wind reaches velocity up to 2.200 km/h, so Neptune is the stormiest planet in the system. The blue colour of the planet is a result of the atmopshere´s consistance. The methan gas absorbes the red light.

 

 

distance to the sun: 4.496,6 million km
revolution around the sun: 164,788 years
rotation period: 0,67 days
diameter: 49.000 km
mass: * 17,23
density: ** 1,70
velocity: 5,4 km/s
gravity: * 1,09
Albedo: 0,62
moons: Naiad
Thalassa
Despoina
Galatea
Larissa
Proteus
Triton
Nereid

* earth = 1 / ** water = 1

 

 

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