Neptune The Big Blue Planet
By: Joey & Ella
NASA picture of Neptune
Introduction
Neptune is named after the the God of Freshwater and the Sea in Roman religion. Neptune is the 8th planet from the solar system, and the average distance from Neptune to the sun is about 2.781 billion miles, 4.4756 billion kilometers, and 30 astronomical units.
It takes Neptune about 16 hours and 6 minutes to do a full rotation around the sun. Neptune has a period revolution of about 165 years, and a average density of Neptune is 1.63g/cm3. Compared to Earth’s density which is 5.51g/cm3.
Neptune’s temperature has a high of -373 and a low of -391. The diameter across Neptune is 30.598 miles (49.244 km), and compared to Earth’s diameter that is 25 percent bigger.
It takes Neptune about 16 hours and 6 minutes to do a full rotation around the sun. Neptune has a period revolution of about 165 years, and a average density of Neptune is 1.63g/cm3. Compared to Earth’s density which is 5.51g/cm3.
Neptune’s temperature has a high of -373 and a low of -391. The diameter across Neptune is 30.598 miles (49.244 km), and compared to Earth’s diameter that is 25 percent bigger.
Fun Fact
A fun fact about Neptune is that is something weighed 100 pounds on Earth then it would weigh 110 pounds in Neptune. Another fact is that Neptune is 4 times wider than Earth.