Why does it take so long for pirates to learn the alphabet?⁣ :

They can spend years lost at C. 🏴‍☠️

This #TalkLikeAPirateDay, avast ye and cast an eye upon Neptune, a planet named after the Roman god of the sea. ⁣

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The ice giant Neptune was the first planet located through mathematical calculations. Using predictions made by a lad named Urbain Le Verrier, and another matey, Johann Galle, the planet was discovered in 1846.⁣

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Neptune does not have a solid surface. Its atmosphere is made up mostly of hydrogen and helium with just a wee bit of methane, which extends to mighty depths, gradually merging into water and other melted ices over a heavier, solid core with about the same mass as Earth. Though, Neptune is about four times wider than Earth. If Earth were the size of a shillin’, Neptune would be about as big as a baseball.⁣

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Image description: Neptune’s surface takes up the center-right portion of the screen. It is an azure shade of blue, while white clouds span the center portion of the planet. At the north (top) is the Great Dark Spot, accompanied by bright, white clouds that undergo rapid changes in appearance. To the south of the Great Dark Spot is the bright feature that Voyager scientists have nicknamed “Scooter.” Still farther south is the feature called “Dark Spot 2,” which has a bright core.⁣

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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech⁣

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#NASA #Space #SolarSystem #Neptune #Planet #Pirate #Voyager

 [ INFORMATION DATA: 20 September 2024