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NEPTUNE:

Neptune Facts. NEPTUNE:. By: Cathryn Wood, Rachel McKinney, and Morgan Card. How Far?. ✢ Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun. TAKE THAT PLUTO !. Does it have a diameter?. ♘ Yes Neptune does has a diameter .

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NEPTUNE:

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  1. Neptune Facts NEPTUNE: By: Cathryn Wood, Rachel McKinney, and Morgan Card

  2. How Far? ✢ Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun. TAKE THAT PLUTO!

  3. Does it have a diameter? ♘ Yes Neptune does has a diameter. ♘ Its diameter is 30,200 miles or almost 4 times the Earth's diameter

  4. Informational Video:

  5. Great Red Spot or Great Dark Spot? • As you know Jupiter has a Great Red Spot but did you know that Neptune has a Great Dark Spot. • The differences between these two spots are:

  6. Neptune’s Moons: • There 8 moons with names(at this moment) on Neptune: • Naiad • Thalassa • Despina • Galatea • Larissa • Proteus • Triton • Nereid

  7. About Neptune’s moons: http://www.windows2universe.org/neptune/space_missions.html

  8. Can you view Neptune? ☞ Some scientists say you can’t see it from Earth ☞ Other scientists say that you can if you have a strong pair of binoculars or telescope. ☞ The way they explain it is if you are in the southern hemisphere with dark skies then you might can pick it out. My theory is us on Earth will not be able to find this because we are in the northern hemisphere.

  9. How did it get its name? ❣ Neptune was named after the Greek God, Poseidon. ❣ The way astronomers figured out what to call it was because of the weird color and orbit it had. ❣ Neptune is not one ordinary planet….

  10. Quiz: What color is Neptune? 2. Which planet is it? a. Blue a. Thirteenth b. Red b. Eighth c. Purple c. Fifteenth d. Yellow d. Seventh • Which Greek God was Neptune named after? 4. How many moons are are known on it? • Athena a. Six • Hercules b. Nine • Orion c. Thirteen • Poseidon d. Eight • What is the spot called on Neptune? • Great Dark Spot • Great Big Spot • Small Spot • Great Red Spot Answer Key: 1. A, 2. B, 3. D, 4. D, 5. A.

  11. Why should you vote for Neptune for president? • Neptune reminds its campaigners of the beach so who doesn’t like the beach? • Neptune is way different from the rest of the planets, vote because it is unique! • There are billions of cool facts about Neptune, but lastly………… VOTE FOR NEPTUNE!

  12. Another Reason Why:

  13. Works Cited: http://www.indianchild.com/neptune.htm http://www.windows2universe.org/neptune/space_missions.html http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2003/12mar_darkspot/ http://science.nationalgeographic.com/staticfiles/NGS/Shared/StaticFiles/Science/Flash/solarsystem/neptune.swf http://www.physlink.com/education/askexperts/ae347.cfm

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