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SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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What is one fact about Neptune?
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its atmosphere is capable of supporting life
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it has many impact craters from meteorites
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it is the largest planet in the solar system
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it was discovered in 1846
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -More than 30 times as far from the Sun as Earth, Neptune is the only planet in our solar system not visible to the naked eye and the first predicted by mathematics before its discovery. In 2011 Neptune completed its first 165-year orbit since its discovery in 1846.
Detailed explanation-2: -using only mathematics-a pivotal event in the history of astronomy. Neptune, whose existence was visually confirmed in 1846, was the first planet to be discovered by mathematical rather than observational means.
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