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Neptune
BACKOM CAFÉ, HITIS

10 km

The sea god’s blue planet, Neptune, is almost exactly the same size as its neighbor Uranus, and is the outermost planet in our solar system.

The most famous feature on Neptune’s surface is the dark spot that appeared in a picture taken in 1989. However, by 1994, the spot was already invisible. It’s no wonder: Neptune’s gases are in constant motion, with winds blowing faster than the speed of sound.

IN REAL LIFE

IN THE MODEL

DIAMETER

49,244 km

36.21 cm

DISTANCE TO SUN

4,460,000,000–
4,540,000,000 km

32.9 km

LENGTH OF YEAR

165 Earth years

LENGTH OF DAY

16 h

DISCOVERY

Urbain Le Verrier & John Couch Adams 1846

NAMED AFTER

Roman god of the sea, Neptune

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