NEPTUNE
•Eighth planet from the Sun.
•Fourth largest, diameter is 49,500km (size of 60
Earths!)
•Round the Sun once every 165 years.
•Molten rock, water, liquid and gas.
•Blue in colour because of the Methane gas.
•Also has thin rings but difficult to see.
•First visited by spaceship, Voyager 2, in 1985.
•Eight
satellites.
