Neptune is the eighth planet in the solar system. It is the only planet in the solar system that is not visible to the naked eye. It is the only planet in the solar system that was discovered by mathematical calculations.
It is the last planet in the solar system. It is another gas giant.
It is also a blue planet, the blue color is due to the methane that absorbs sun rays that anyway closer to red pigment. So, the only blue color is reflected and the planet appears blue.
This planet completes its revolution in 165 years, and its rotation period is only 16 hours.
This is the only planet that has completed a single revolution in 2011, since its discovery in 1846.
Solar rays take 4 hours to reach Neptune.
This planet has a 28-degree axial tilt. So, this plant also has four seasons similar to Earth and Mars. But every season lasts for 40 years.
This gas giant has clouds of icy material, methane, hydrogen, and helium.
It has a hot soup of water, methane, and other gases.
It has a small solid core. Its core is as large as the size of Earth.
Pluto the dwarf planet, was closer to the Sun than Neptune from 1979 to 1999, this is due to the elliptical path of the revolution pluto.
Neptune has five rings similar to Saturn and Uranus. These rings are made of gases and dust.
Neptune has 14 moons.
The pressure, temperature, and surface conditions are nonconductive for life to exist on this planet.
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