Visiting Neptune
Geocache coordinates: 47.5810,-122.5263 | 47°34’51.5N 122°31’34.8W
True ValuesDistance from the Sun: 2,798,000,000 miDiameter: 30,600 mi
Modeled ValuesModeled distance from the Sun: 16,170 feetModeled diameter: 2.1 inches
Neptune is the eighth and last planet in our solar system. Neptune has one of the longest years in our Solar system, getting a birthday only every 165 Earth years! Neptune also has the second largest gravity of any planet, coming in just behind Jupiter.
In our model, Neptune has been shrunk down to 2 inches in diameter, just about the size of a pool ball. Remember that Earth in our model is a small marble!
Neptune is a gas giant, and made primarily of hydrogen and helium.
Photo Hint
