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Interesting Facts about Neptune
Tuesday, June 16, 2009 2:13 PM

smallest of the gas planets average temperature -210 °C fastest winds in the solar system, up to 1,200 mph has very faint rings Neptune's gravity is the closest to Earth's gravity, only 17% more Neptune was not discovered by a telescope. When looking at Uranus' orbit, scientists realized another planet must be farther out that was affecting the orbit... Read More...

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Interesting Facts about the Outer Planets
Monday, May 11, 2009 3:57 PM

The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Located outside of the asteroid belt. These planets are much larger than the inner planets and are called gas giants as they are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. No solid surface. The hydrogen and helium are in gas form in the atmosphere and below that in a liquid state. Each has many moons... Read More...

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