Neptune

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Before it was discovered in 1846, scientists were able to predict its likely existence mathematically Neptune $800 J THE PLANETS 2024-05-08 #9098
For 20 years in every 248, it's further from the Sun than Pluto Neptune $400 J QUICK PLANETS 2023-05-05 #8865
Arranging burials at sea: the ____ Society Neptune $200 J PLANET FILL IN 2021-11-03 #8503
Didn't say goodbye when Pluto left the club, leaving it as the farthest planet from the Sun Neptune $600 J PLANET SHAMING 2021-04-20 #8382
It's the windiest planet, with storms like the Great Dark Spot observed by Voyager 2 Neptune DD $3,000 DJ PLANETARY EXTREMES 2020-12-07 #8296
Voyager 2 flew by this giant in 1989, then headed on out into interstellar space Neptune $1,600 DJ LET'S HAVE A PLANET 2020-05-18 #8216
...may have used its gravity to capture an independent object that would become one of its moons--Triton Neptune $1,000 J THIS PLANET 2020-03-20 #8185
For a while in the 1840s, the French wanted to name this new discovery "Le Verrier" & the British wanted "Oceanus" Neptune FJ THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2019-02-01 #7920
It was the first one identified as a planet by mathematical calculations, not by observation Neptune $1,000 J PLANETARY FACTS 2018-04-02 #7731
It was discovered in 1846 Neptune $400 J PICK A PLANET 2017-11-28 #7642
A new dwarf planet, 2015 RR245, has been discovered beyond the orbit of this planet, the 4th-largest in diameter Neptune $1,200 DJ ASTRONOMY 2017-06-23 #7560
It's no. 3 in mass & no. 8 from the sun Neptune $400 J WHAT'S THAT PLANET? 2017-05-29 #7541
John Herschel, son of William, contributed to the discovery of this planet decades after his father's death Neptune $1,000 J PLANETS OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2014-10-02 #6909
Methane clouds initsatmosphere give it a distinctive look Neptune $1,000 J IT'S A PLANET 2014-07-25 #6890
Since it was discovered in 1846, it has completed only one orbit around the Sun Neptune DD $4,000 DJ THE 8 PLANETS 2013-05-02 #6599
The symbol of this planet is seen here Neptune $800 J THE PLANETS 2012-02-16 #6314
In July 2011 it completed its first orbit around the Sun since its discovery in 1846 Neptune FJ ASTRONOMY 2012-01-03 #6282
Of the 4 giant planets, it's the farthest from the Sun Neptune $1,000 J THE PLANETS 2011-10-14 #6225
(Kelly of the Clue Crew shows an astronomical photograph on the monitor.) Voyager II captured a photo of the storm called the Great Dark Spot on this ice giant; the clouds are believed to be condensed me than e particles Neptune $600 J ASTRONOMY 2011-03-07 #6101
Its moon Triton was first seen in 1846; a second satellite around this planet wasn't found until 1949 Neptune $400 J THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2008-03-14 #5420
On Oct. 10, 1846, 17 days after the discovery of this planet, its largest moon, Triton, was discovered Neptune $600 J THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2007-09-19 #5293
With Pluto demoted, this is now the outermost planet Neptune $2,000 DJ NAME THAT PLANET 2007-07-19 #5279
As you can guess, a satellite named Nereid, a sea nymph, circles this planet Neptune $800 DJ THE PLANETS 2007-01-04 #5139
It's the smallest & densest of the outer gas giants & has an appropriate name, as it has a watery interior Neptune $800 J WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM? 2006-10-05 #5074
Triton, this planet's largest satellite, has a surface temperature of about -390 degrees F. Neptune $800 DJ ASTRONOMY 2004-11-24 #4653
Named for a water nymph, Naiad is this planet's nearest known moon Neptune DD $1,000 J THE PLANETS 2004-11-23 #4652
The farthest from the Sun from 1979 to 1999 Neptune DD $1,000 J PLANETARY DISTINCTIONS 2004-10-05 #4617
In 1846 astronomers found this planet from the effects it had on Uranus' orbit Neptune $800 J THE PLANET URANUS 2002-12-27 #4220
There were only 7 known planets in our solar system when John Couch Adams predicted the existence of this one Neptune $600 J ASTRONOMERS 2002-05-24 #4095
From 1979 to 1999 it was the planet in our solar system farthest from the sun Neptune $800 DJ ASTRONOMY 2001-03-19 #3816
This planet's moons include Triton & the recently discovered Naiad Neptune FJ THE SOLAR SYSTEM 1999-02-25 #3339
Since its 1846 discovery, this planet has yet to complete one trip around the sun Neptune $400 J THE PLANETS 1998-11-24 #3272
It's named for a mythical sea god Neptune $400 J THE PLANETS 1997-04-10 #2914
At -235 degrees C. the surface of this planet's moon Triton is the coldest known place in the Solar System Neptune $1,000 DJ ASTRONOMY 1997-03-03 #2886
This planet's moon Triton orbits in a direction opposite the planet's rotation Neptune $500 J THE PLANETS 1996-12-09 #2826
Its moon Triton has a thin nitrogen atmosphere Neptune $400 J THE PLANETS 1996-10-01 #2777
Galileo may have seen this outer planet centuries before its 1846 discovery without recognizing it as such Neptune $500 J ASTRONOMY 1996-06-04 #2722
This planet was discovered in 1846; its largest moon, Triton, less than a month later Neptune $1,000 DJ THE PLANETS 1996-02-06 #2637
Atmospheric me than e makes this planet discovered in 1846 look blue Neptune $1,000 DJ THE PLANETS 1995-06-22 #2504
Nereid, this outer planet's third-largest moon, was discovered in 1949 Neptune $800 DJ ASTRONOMY & SPACE 1994-12-21 #2373
Voyager II discovered six more moons around this planet; one is bigger than the previously known Nereid Neptune $1,000 DJ ASTRONOMY 1994-11-15 #2347
Planet whose symbol is thefollowing: Neptune DD $1,000 DJ THE PLANETS 1994-09-29 #2314
Similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot, this bluish planet has a Great Dark Spot Neptune $800 DJ ASTRONOMY 1994-05-11 #2243
In August 1989 this became the last planet visited by the Voyager 2 spacecraft Neptune $400 J THE PLANETS 1994-01-25 #2167
This is the most distant of the giant planets Neptune $600 DJ ASTRONOMY 1993-05-26 #2023
Presently the farthest planet from the Sun, it has 1500-mph winds, some of the strongest in the solar system Neptune $1,000 DJ THE PLANETS 1993-01-19 #1932
It radiates more heat than it receives from the sun & has a moon, Triton, that has an atmosphere Neptune $800 DJ THE PLANETS 1992-12-23 #1913
It's long been suggested that Pluto is actually an escaped satellite of this planet Neptune $800 DJ ASTRONOMY & SPACE 1992-07-06 #1826
The astronomical symbol for this planet is a trident Neptune $200 DJ THE PLANETS 1991-12-11 #1678
17 days after this planet was discovered in 1846, William Lassell found one of its satellites, Triton Neptune $400 DJ ASTRONOMY 1990-11-07 #1423
Based on the calculations of a French mathematician, Johann Galle discovered this planet in 1846 Neptune $500 J THE PLANETS 1990-03-19 #1286
In August 1989 it became the last planet encountered by Voyager 2 Neptune $400 DJ THE PLANETS 1990-03-05 #1276
It's the smallest of the 4 giant planets Neptune FJ THE SOLAR SYSTEM 1989-11-21 #1202
A few weeks after this planet was found in the sky in 1846, its moon Triton was discovered Neptune $800 DJ THE PLANETS 1989-04-03 #1066
Though named for the god of the sea, this planet appears to be green, not blue Neptune $200 DJ THE SOLAR SYSTEM 1988-09-23 #930
Now past Uranus, Voyager II is expected to reach this planet at 9 P.M. PDT, August 24, 1989 Neptune $400 DJ ASTRONOMY 1987-09-10 #689
Triton is the largest moon on this planet Neptune $400 J SPACE 1987-02-05 #564
The symbol for this planet is, appropriately, a trident Neptune $200 J THE SOLAR SYSTEM 1986-11-21 #510
Since its 1846 discovery, this planet has made only about three quarters of one revolution of the Sun Neptune $1,000 DJ THE SOLAR SYSTEM 1986-10-01 #473
Since 1979, this planet, not Pluto, is furthest from the sun Neptune $400 J ASTRONOMY 1986-01-24 #360
Neighbor of Uranus, it's only about 1/2 as dense as Earth Neptune $400 DJ ASTRONOMY 1985-12-27 #340
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