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Vince
asked:
From
biggest to smallest where does Neptune fall in at? |
From
biggest to smallest, Neptune is the 4th biggest planet in the Solar System.
The full order of planets from biggest to smallest is Jupiter, Saturn,
Uranus, Neptune, Earth, Venus, Mars and Mercury.
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| What are the names of
Neptunes moons??? |
As of
January 2006, there are 13 moons known to orbit Neptune. The moons with
names are (in order from nearest to furthest from the planet)
Naiad
Thalassa
Despina
Galatea
Larissa
Proteus
Triton
Nereid
Psamathe.
There
are also four other moons orbiting Neptune (3 in between Nereid and Psamathe
and one beyond Psamathe) which were discovered in 2002 and 2003 but don’t
yet have names. The largest moon is Triton (2706 km in diameter) The next
largest is Proteus, only 416km in diameter. Most of the moons are
irregularly shaped, not round like Triton.
UPDATE - SEPTEMBER 2007
The four Moons of Neptune discovered in 2002 and 2003 have now been named.
The three between Nereid and Psamathe and named Halimede, Sao and Laomedeia.
The most distant moon is Neso. For more information about Neptune's Moons,
visit www.bobthealien.co.uk/neptunemoon.htm
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Hi, I'm doing a school
project at school about the plant Neptune. Could you please help by
answering my question? Does the Planet Neptunes ring have a name or any
other facts about it?
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Neptune has a number of rings
spinning around it but there are three main ones. These are named after the
three astronomers credited with the discovery of the planet. The closet ring
is the Galle ring. This ring appears to be incomplete and is visible as
three arcs. These are in fact areas where the ring is thicker. These
"arcs" are known as Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. The next
ring out is the Le Verrier ring, and the most distant ring is the Adams
ring.
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Sallyann asked:
can u tell me some facts aboutneptune because i need to know about 10
facts please if u dont mind
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