Neptune

Hello space explorers and welcome to the planet Neptune. Neptune was discovered in 1846 and later in 1989 the space probe voyager 2 was the first and only spacecraft to have visited Neptune. It also has many rings but one of the most famous rings is the Adams ring named after astronomer Adam. He helped discover Neptune, working out where Neptune could be found when he was 24 years old. The closest ring is a very cloudy ring known as Galle. so hold on tight and enjoy your trip in space!!! Ineteresting Facts about Neptune
 * Mass:17.15 times that on earth
 * Moons:8 moons
 * Diameter:49 528 kilometeres
 * Surface:frozen hydrogen and helium
 * Atmosphere: Mainly hydrogen and helium
 * Gravity:1.135 times that on earth
 * Surface temp:220 degrees culsius
 * Period of rotation:16 hours and 17minutes
 * Tilt of axsis:29.3
 * Distance from the sun:4504 million kilometeres
 * Time to orbit sun:165earth days

Facts about the facts!
 * Neptune has eight moons
 * Triton one of Neptunes moons was discovered in 1846
 * Nereid another one of Neptune moons may be a captured comet