Neptune
In: 2. The Universe
Neptune
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Created: 05 Dec 2000

The Solar System | Mercury | Venus | Earth | Mars | Ceres | Jupiter
Saturn | Chiron | Uranus | Neptune | Pluto
The Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud | Quaoar | Eris | Sedna

Neptune is the eighth planet from the Sun . It is a gas giant like Uranus , Saturn and Jupiter , and is very similar to Uranus - they are around the same size and the same colour - and they're sometimes described as twins. However there are differences; Neptune's axial tilt is normal, and it has an internal heat source.

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