NEPTUNE.... 12.12.12

Neptune

1. A Neptunian year
lasts for 164.79 Earth
years!

Because
of Neptune distance
from the Sun, It takes
164.79 Earth years to
orbit the Sun once. This
means that since it's
discovery in 1846, only
one Neptunian year
has passed! Neptune
has a similar tilt on it's
axis as Earth does. This
means that it has
similar seasons as Earth
does, only they last
much, much longer! An
average summer on
Neptune would last for
41 years!

2. Neptune's largest
moon, Triton, was
discovered in 1846 by
the British
astronomer, William
Lassell.

3. Each day on Neptune
lasts for around 16
hours, and 6.5 minuets.

4. The strongest winds
that have ever been
recorded in our Solar
System have come
from Neptune, with
speeds at 2,000
kilometres per hour!

5. Like Saturn , Neptune
has three rings orbiting
the planet. Two are
fairly thick, whilst the
third is very faint ring.
These rings are much
smaller than the rings
of Saturn and are made
of dust.

6. Although Neptune is
smaller in diameter
then Uranus, it has a
greater mass.
Neptune's mass is 17
times greater then
that of Earth's, whilst
Uranus is only 14.5
times greater.