There are two main layers that compose Neptune’s atmosphere: the troposphere and the stratosphere. In the troposphere the temperature decreases as the altitude increases. The opposite is true for the stratosphere. The temperature increases as the altitude increases. The area which separates the two is known as the tropopause.
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Pluto’s atmosphere was discovered from the Kuiper Airborne Observatory in 1985. It was observed through the occultation of a star with Pluto. If a planet does not have an atmosphere, the star would disappear immediately. But with Pluto, the star dimmed slowly. The atmospheric temperature of Pluto was discovered to be .15 pascals by measuring
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Uranus is the seventh planet that is farthest from the sun. It also ranks as the third largest planet in our solar system and the fourth ranker when it comes to mass. Despite its similar visibility when compared to the other five classical planets, ancient observers do not actually recognize it as a planet because
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Just like Venus, Planet Mars is known for its brightness, which is why it can be easily spotted and seen by anyone in the sky at night. Because of this fact, the first exact person to who discovered the planet is unknown. The only thing that every person knew about the planet is that its
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Jupiter is the Solar System’s largest planet, which makes its name quite appropriate. So while it isn’t the brightest object in the sky at night, its size makes it visible to the naked eye. Because of this, even the people from the pre-historic period knew that Jupiter existed. Of course, it took a while before
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Pluto may no longer be considered a planet, but it will always be one in people’s minds. It is a good thing that Pluto is located in the colder and darker outer Solar System because if we were to bring it into the inner Solar System, it would turn into a kind of comet and
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Saturn’s outer atmosphere is composed of 96.3% molecular hydrogen and 3.25% helium. The rest are made up of small amounts of acetylene, ammonia, phosphine, methane, and ethane. The clouds located at the upper part of Saturn are made up of ammonia crystals. The clouds located on the lower levels of the atmosphere are made off
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Earth, do we really know all there is to know about it? Well, just look at what’s beneath your feet. Do you really know what is underneath all of that? If one were to take the planet and divide it into different elements, they would end up with 32% iron, 30% oxygen, 15% silicon, 14%
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Uranus’ atmosphere is mainly composed of helium and hydrogen. A large part of its atmosphere is also composed of water, ammonia and methane. The surface below its upper atmosphere is filled with a “sea” of ammonia, water and hydrogen. The transition from liquid to gas in the atmosphere is not clear. The part of the
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The Earth’s Rotation is the term given to the Earth turning on its own axis. It rotates counter-clockwise from East to West. The average time it takes for the Earth to complete a rotation relative to the sun is 86,400 seconds (go and do the math). This is known as a Solar Day. A Solar
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