Outline of Neptune

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Neptune:

astronomical symbol ♆, a stylised version of the god Neptune's trident
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Classification of Neptune

Location of Neptune

  • Milky Way Galaxy
    – barred spiral galaxy
    • Orion Arm – a spiral arm of the Milky Way
      • Solar System – the Sun and the objects that orbit it, including 8 planets, the eighth and furthest planet from the Sun being Neptune
        • Orbit of Neptune

Movement of Neptune

  • Orbit of Neptune
  • Rotation of Neptune

Features of Neptune

Natural satellites of Neptune

Inner moons of Neptune

Retrograde moons of Neptune

Prograde moons of Neptune

History of Neptune

History of Neptune

Exploration of Neptune

Exploration of Neptune

Flyby missions to explore Neptune

Future of Neptune exploration

Proposed missions to explore Neptune

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Neptune is denser and physically smaller than Uranus because Neptune's greater mass gravitationally compresses the atmosphere more.

References

External links

  • NASA's Neptune fact sheet
  • Neptune from Bill Arnett's nineplanets.org
  • Neptune Astronomy Cast episode No. 63, includes full transcript.
  • Neptune Profile at NASA's Solar System Exploration site
  • Planets – Neptune A children's guide to Neptune.
  • Merrifield, Michael; Bauer, Amanda (2010). "Neptune". Sixty Symbols. Brady Haran for the University of Nottingham.
  • Neptune by amateur (The Planetary Society)