January, 25th
Mrs. Sturkey The solar system consists of the sun, eight planets and their natural satellites, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets. Our solar system is located in the Milky Way galaxy. The eight planets included in our solar system, in order from the sun are, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Pluto, a dwarf planet, used to be considered a planet until 2006. The reason for this is the Kuiper Belt which separates it from the outer planets. Neptune, which is named after the god of the sea, is now the 8th planet and it is the farthest away from the sun. Neptune is seen as a blue-green color. It has a ring system, but only about nine of the rings are seen. Near the southern part of Neptune is a bundle of clouds. This is known as the “Dark Spot” which is very similar to the “Red Spot” on Jupiter. The dark spot can fit about 1 earth inside of it. …show more content…
It consists mostly of hydrogen and helium, with trace amounts of methane, water, ammonia, and other ices. Neptune’s atmosphere has a larger proportion of the ices, unlike the other gas planets in the Solar system. The bright blue color that is seen comes from the methane in the planet’s upper atmosphere. In the higher altitudes, where Neptune’s atmosphere touches space, the consistency of hydrogen is about 80% and helium is about 19%. There is a small trace of Methane present. Just like other planets, Neptune’s atmosphere is broken up into distinct bands of