GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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Mercury
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Uranus
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Neptune
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Jupiter
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Saturn
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Detailed explanation-1: -The ice giant Neptune was the first planet located through mathematical calculations. Using predictions made by Urbain Le Verrier, Johann Galle discovered the planet in 1846. The planet is named after the Roman god of the sea, as suggested by Le Verrier.
Detailed explanation-2: -Neptune (Latin: Neptūnus [nɛpˈtuːnʊs]) is the Roman god of freshwater and the sea in Roman religion. He is the counterpart of the Greek god Poseidon. In the Greek tradition, he is a brother of Zeus and Hades; the brothers preside over the realms of heaven, the earthly world (including the underworld), and the seas.
Detailed explanation-3: -Neptune, god of the Sea (eighth planet from the Sun). Astronomers use Neptune’s fishing spear, the trident, for the planetary symbol. Neptune is the Roman equivalent of the Greek Poseidon, god of the sea.