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6 Things about the Neptune | The Farthest planet in our solar system

                The Neptune is eighth planet from our sun. The Neptune is farthest known planet. Neptune is fourth largest planet in our solar system. Neptune is denser than the Uranus. But Neptune is smaller in physical size. The mass of the Neptune is more than its nearest planet Uranus . The Neptune requires 165 Earth years to complete one orbit around the sun. The planet Neptune is discovered by mathematical prediction. We cannot see Neptune by unaided eye. According to Roman mythology, Neptune is the god of the ocean and in Greek mythology, the planet Neptune is identified by the Greek god Poseidon. The Neptune Planet The colour of the planet Neptune is bluish. The colour of Neptune is influenced by the presence of the methane in its atmosphere. The distance between our sun and the Neptune is about 2.8 billion miles or 4.5 billion km. The diameter of Neptune is of about 49,530 km or 30,775 miles approximat...

Uranus | The sideways planet in our solar system

The Uranus                    The Uranus is seventh planet from our Sun. Uranus is known as the “Sideway Planet” because it rotates on its side. The Uranus is named after the Greek god of sky Uranus. According to Greek mythology the Uranus was the grandfather of Zeus and father of Cronus. The is the third largest planet in our solar system. The Uranus’s axis of rotation is tilted by 98 degrees which is relative on its side. According to some theory’s scientists, the earth’s sized body collided with Uranus, this radically throwing off its rotation. The axial tilt causes seasons. There are four seasons on the Uranus but the seasons one very different them seasons on earth. The Uranus required 84 earth days to complete on orbit around the sun. The season on Uranus lasts 21 earth years as the Uranus tilted on its sides, this mean the one of the poles of Uranus always points to sun. During summer seasons, the other poles experienc...