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    Neptune Neptune is unique. Neptune is one of the biggest gas planets in the solar system, also it is about the eighth planet that is closest to the sun. Neptune is twice as big as the earth in so many ways, When Neptune was first discovered in 1846, Neptune became the most distant planet in the Solar System. The gentlemen that discovered it was named Johann Gottfried Gann he is a German astronomer that wanted to discover something new and different so him and his team urban le terrier and John

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    about my idea then she asked, “What are you thinking of?” “Wait for me in my room, I’ll be back in two hours.” I demanded politely. I decided to the twenty-four hour mall by myself. I was going to buy a lot of clothes for Renesmee. People from Neptune would not have clothes as extravagant as people from Earth. Since I lived in Beverly Hills I went to the best stores I knew. I got a lot colorful shoes, and a ton of clothes. It would’ve been better if Renesmee had come, but it wouldn’t be normal

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    Poseidon And Neptune

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    Have you ever heard the names Poseidon or Neptune? You might have heard of Poseidon in many TV shows, movies and Neptune, not the planet but the Roman God ruler of the seas. Both Poseidon in Greek mythology and Neptune in Roman mythology are known for being the rulers of the waters both fresh and salt. Even though they are two different Gods, they are usually represented as one unit in modern TV shows and movies. In this modern representation they both are shown with white or blue long hair, really

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    Planet

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    In the outer limits of our solar system there is a planet unlike any other, Pluto. Pluto was discovered in February of 1930 by an American astronomer, Clyde Tombaugh. It is the only planet to have been discovered by an American. All though we have known of the existence of Pluto for over thirty years now, there are still many mysteries surrounding this celestial body. Being the farthest planet has made it difficult to study Pluto, Adding to the obscurity of this strange planet is that the capability

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    Pluto Essay

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    Pluto’s orbiting not staying in the elliptic plane. Because of its unusual orbit, Pluto travels above and below Neptune as the cross, avoiding collision. What also allows these two bodies to cross paths and avoid impact is that when Pluto is at one side of the sun, Neptune is at the other. This is a result of Pluto taking three times as long to make one orbit around the sun in comparison to Neptune. Pluto crossed in

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    Eris Research Paper

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    Eris has become increasingly popular over the years, as many new things have been discovered. Eris ,known as a dwarf planet, got its name from the Greek goddess Eris herself. Eris was named this because there was numerous amounts of discord between the name itself and the classification. An example of discord of the classification was whether or not it should have been a planet or dwarf planet but due to the reclassification of Pluto it also affected the classification of Eris causing it to become

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    Le Verrier Controversy

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    rivalry, which, as leading to the benefit of science, so far from hindering, does but cement, the frank and brotherly friendship of those who cultivate it.” (Le Verrier, 1846a). To this, Herschel had responded saying that, “The prize (the discovery of Neptune) was by all rules accredited to Le Verrier since his research was documented and brought to light before Adams discovery”. Almost seeming to assure the people of France that Le Verrier was sure to be given credit to the discovery, however Herschel

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    Have you ever wondered about what else may be out there in the universe? Well as it turns out there are many more things than what may meet the eye. I have always been interested about what's been going on away from earth as well as what's on it so this topic really sparked my interest. One of those many hidden wonders that have been controversial away from earth is a planet scientists like to call Planet 9. Planet 9 was discovered by two Caltech researchers by the names of Mike Brown and Konstantin

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    The four planets that are furthest from our sun are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. They are called the outer planets. They are separated from the four inner planets by something referred to as the asteroid belt, which is filled with big chunks of rock that are called asteroids. The asteroid belt lies between Mars and Jupiter. All the outer planets are gas giants. They also take longer to orbit the sun than the four inner planets, because they are much further away from the sun. Let’s explore

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    Like Uranus, Neptune is considered an “ice giant” meaning that its surface composition is mainly ice and gas with a solid rocky core, and its atmosphere is composed of 80% hydrogen, 19% helium, and 1% trace elements (Cain, 2012). The “surface” is not one made of land

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