Neptune: A Planet In Greek Mythology

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Where in this universe is it extremely cold and windy? Well not only does Antarctica have such horrendous conditions, but the planet Neptune does as well! The name Neptune originates from the Roman god Neptune. Which means “The God of the Sea” in in Roman mythology, which is the equivalent of the Greek god Poseidon. Some people actually venerate these gods in a ceremony called Lectisternium, and offered food to gods and goddesses.

Neptune is also the fourth biggest planet in our solar system. Its mass is about 1.0247e26 kg. The planet takes about 165 years to orbit around the sun for the very reason of it is so outlying. But strangely enough, to rotate on its own axis it only takes 15-16 hours. This is because Neptune isn’t a solid object. It is a gas planet where many parts of the planet rotate at different speeds. This is a process called differential
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They are named Galle, Le Verrier, Lassell, Arago, and Adams. They are named after the astronomers who helped work on research for this planet. They were discovered in 1984. They were actually called arcs when they were first discovered. The rings happen to be very dark in color. This is probably from radiation. The Adams ring is built up of 5 distant arcs. They are named Fraternite, Egalite 1 and 2, Liberte, and Courage. It is believed that the stability of the 5 rings come from the interaction Adams has with its inner moon Galatea.

As I have stated before, Neptune was originally discovered by Galileo. He actually thought the planet was a star next to Jupiter because of the cloudy skies which he looked upon that day. He found the planet by using the Refracting Telescope, which he invented. Then he drew a sketch of what he saw that night. He discovered the blue planet in 1614. Unfortunately men by the names of Johann Galle, Urbain Verrier, and John Adams have taken most of the credit for observing it fully after finding the planet in

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