Look up: Neptune

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   Neptune
   the Roman name for Poseidon.
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   Neptune
   Eighth planet from the sun, a gas giant or Jovian planet.
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   Neptune
   Neptune was the Roman name for the Greek god Poseidon.
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   Neptune
   Neptune is a township in Monmouth County New Jersey, USA
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   Neptune
   [n] - (Roman mythology) god of the sea 2. [n] - a giant planet with a ring of ice particles
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   Neptune
   SOLAR SYSTEM - PLANETARY ORBITAL DATA
   Average dist.from Sun (AU) - 30.069
   Min. distance from Sun (AU) - 29.811
   Max. distance from Sun (AU) - 30.327
   Eccentricity of orbit - 0.009
   Inclination to ecliptic(°) - 1.77
   SOLAR SYSTEM - PLANETARY PERIODS AND MOTIONS
   Sidereal period (days or years) - 164.793 y
   Mean orbital velocity(km/sec.) - 5.48
   Sidereal period of axial rotation - 16.110 h
   Inclination of equator to ecliptic(°) - 28.31
   SOLAR SYSTEM - PLANETARY PHYSICAL DATA
   Equatorial dia.(km) - 49 528
   Polar dia.(km) - 48 682
   Mass (Earth=1) - 17.20
   Volume (Earth=1) - 58.0
   Oblateness (Earth=1) - 0.017
   Surface gravity (Water=1) - 1.125
   Density - 1.76
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   Neptune
   Operational code name for the Allied D-Day Normandy beach landings - the assault phase of Operation Overlord
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   Neptune
   Planet Neptune usually has the eighth most distant orbit from our star the Sun. It is gas giant, although smaller than Jupiter or Saturn. It was discovered after observing abnormalities in Uranus' orbit. Calculations were made and Neptune was observed where the figures said it had to be. Neptune has three very faint rings (not visible from Earth). Sometimes Pluto is closer to the Sun than Neptune
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   Neptune
   The methane in Neptune's atmosphere causes it to be blue. The outermost gas giant in our solar system. For the years 1979 to 1999, it is actually the outer most planet in the solar system since Pluto has such an eccentric orbit that it crosses over to be inside Neptune's orbit during those years. Neptune is a dynamic world with cloud features and c...
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    Neptune
    In Roman mythology, god of water, who became god of the sea only after his identification with the Greek Poseidon. ...
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    Neptune
    Series of amphibious armoured transports [UK]
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    Neptune
    A hypertext system for computer assisted software engineering, developed at Tektronix.
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    Neptune
    Nep'tune noun [ Latin Neptunus .] 1. (Rom. Myth.) The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter. 2. (Astron.) The remotest known planet of our system, discovered -- as a result of the computations of Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23, 1846. Its mean distance from ...
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    neptune
    1. The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter. ... 2. <astronomy> The remotest known planet of our system, discovered as a result of the computations of Leverrier, of Paris by Galle, of Berlin, September 23. Its mean distance from the sun is about 2,775,000,000 ...
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    Neptune
    noun a giant planet with a ring of ice particles; the 8th planet from the sun is the most remote of the gas giants; `the existence of Neptune was predicted from perturbations in the orbit of Uranus and it was then identified in 1846`
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    Neptune
    noun (Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
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    Neptune
    `Neptune` is the eighth and furthest planet from the Sun in the Solar System. It is the fourth largest planet by diameter, and the third largest by mass. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranus, which is 14 Earth masses and less dense. The planet is named after the Roman god of the sea. Its astronomical symbol is , a stylized version of Poseidon's trident. Neptune's atmosphere is primarily com...
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    NEPTUNE
    `NEPTUNE` is an acronym for North-East Pacific Time-series Undersea Networked Experiments. The NEPTUNE Canada project will lay approximately 800 km of power and fibre optic cables over the northern part of the Juan de Fuca tectonic plate off the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The University of Victoria hosts both the NEPTUNE Canada and VENUS projects along with the Data Management and Archiving System that is responsible for ...
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    Neptune
    • (n.) The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as bearing a trident for a scepter. • (n.) The remotest known planet of our system, discovered -- as a result of the computations of Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23, 1846. Its mean distance from the sun is about 2,775...
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    Neptune
    he was identified with the Greek Poseidon and thus became a deity of the sea. His female counterpart, Salacia, was perhaps originally a goddess of ...
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    Neptune
    third largest planet of the solar system and the eighth planet from the Sun. Because of its great distance from Earth, it cannot be seen with the ... [21 related articles]
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    Neptune
    Neptune is a Roman boy name. The meaning of the name is `Sea god` Where is it used? The name Neptune is mainly used In Roman Mythology.How do they say it elsewhere? Neifion ( In Welsh) Netuno ( In Portuguese) The name Neptune doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names over de last 128 years. The name Neptune seems to be unique!
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    Neptune
    Neptune seen by Voyager 2 in 1989 at a range of 7.1 million km (4.4 million miles). At center is the Great Dark Spot • Discovery • Atmosphere • Interior • Magnetic field • Moons & rings • Exploration • Statistics Normally the eighth planet from the Su...
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    Neptune
    Neptune, in Roman religion and mythology, god of water. He was presumably an indigenous god of fertility, but in later times he was identified with the Greek Poseidon, god of the sea. At his festival, the Neptunalia (July 23), arbors were dedicated to him.
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    Neptune
    Neptune, in astronomy, 8th planet from the sun at a mean distance of about 2.8 billion mi (4.5 billion km) with an orbit lying between those of Uranus and the dwarf planet Pluto; its period of revolution is about 165 years. (Pluto has such a highly elliptical orbit that from 1979 to 1999 it was clos...
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