MAGNETOSPHERE OF NEPTUNE – Highly tilted and offset, creating a complex and dynamic magnetic field.
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NEPTUNE’S RINGS – Faint, dusty rings with bright clumps and arcs, possibly shepherded by small moons.
TRITON – Neptune’s largest moon, with retrograde orbit and active nitrogen geysers.
GREAT DARK SPOT – A large, rotating storm similar to Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, first seen by Voyager 2.
NEPTUNE: THE ICE GIANT
NEPTUNE’S ATMOSPHERE – Composed primarily of hydrogen, helium, and methane, giving Neptune its deep blue color.
URANUS’ WIND SPEEDS – High-speed winds reaching up to 900 km/h have been observed in Uranus’ upper atmosphere.
RETROGRADE ROTATION – Uranus spins in a direction opposite to most planets, possibly due to a massive past collision.
URANUS’ CORE – Believed to be small and rocky, surrounded by a mantle of ices and a gaseous atmosphere.
COLDEST PLANET – Uranus has the coldest measured temperatures in the solar system, reaching -224°C.
CLOUD BANDS – Subtle atmospheric bands have been detected on Uranus, though less pronounced than on Jupiter or Saturn.