Even though Neptune is far from the sun it has winds that can reach up to 1500 mph. The fastest winds detected in the solar system. …show more content…
The great dark spot is a spinning storm on Neptune. The great dark spot is about the size of the earth. It was first discovered in 1989. The great dark spot is made up of methane. Before the great dark spot people believed that the great red spot was bigger, but that has been proven wrong. The newest sport was discovered on June 3, 2016.
Neptune has a long history of discovery starting from 1846 when Neptune was first discovered. In 1984 a ring system was found around Neptune. Then 1989 a spacecraft visits Neptune for the first time. In 2003 5 new moons were discovered orbiting Neptune. 2011 was Neptune completed its first 165 year orbit around the sun. That’s just what we know now in a few more years we could know so much more.
Neptune has three rings around the planet. All the rings are named after someone who made a large impact on the discovery of Neptune. The rings were discovered when a spacecraft went to Neptune, and took pictures of the planet showing the rings.”Images by Voyager 2 in 1989 settled the issue, when the ring system was found to contain several faint rings, the outermost of which, named Adams, contains three prominent arcs now named Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.”Neptune is a cold, dark, and windy planet, but the more we know about the planet, and its impact on everything else in the galaxy it’s less