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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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