Neptunbrunnen (Wien) - Austria
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Arne1
N 48° 10.883 E 016° 18.617
33U E 597396 N 5337291
This fountain's centerpiece is Neptune, god of the sea and namesake of Neptune the planet.
Waymark Code: WMA2EP
Location: Wien, Austria
Date Posted: 11/06/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Bernd das Brot Team
Views: 65

Neptune is the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun in our Solar System. Named for the Roman god of the sea, 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 15 Earth masses and not as dense. On average, Neptune orbits the Sun at a distance of 30.1 AU, approximately 30 times the Earth-Sun distance. Its astronomical symbol is , a stylized version of the god Neptune's trident.

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Celestial Body: Other Planet in the Solar Sytem

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