id
stringlengths
24
24
question
stringlengths
1
270
answer
stringlengths
1
239
documents
listlengths
1
1
572e86c7c246551400ce42d1
What is Neptune's atmosphere primarily composed of?
hydrogen and helium
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune is similar in composition to Uranus, and both have compositions that differ from those of the larger gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn. Like Jupiter and Saturn, Neptune's atmosphere is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, along with traces of hydrocarbons and possibly nitrogen, but contains a...
572e86c7c246551400ce42d2
What is the interior of Neptune composed of?
ices and rock
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune is similar in composition to Uranus, and both have compositions that differ from those of the larger gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn. Like Jupiter and Saturn, Neptune's atmosphere is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, along with traces of hydrocarbons and possibly nitrogen, but contains a...
572e86c7c246551400ce42d3
What makes Neptune blue?
methane
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune is similar in composition to Uranus, and both have compositions that differ from those of the larger gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn. Like Jupiter and Saturn, Neptune's atmosphere is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, along with traces of hydrocarbons and possibly nitrogen, but contains a...
572e86c7c246551400ce42d4
What "ices" makes up Neptune?
water, ammonia, and methane
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune is similar in composition to Uranus, and both have compositions that differ from those of the larger gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn. Like Jupiter and Saturn, Neptune's atmosphere is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, along with traces of hydrocarbons and possibly nitrogen, but contains a...
572e8793c246551400ce42da
What weather did Voyager 2 observe on Neptune?
Great Dark Spot
[ "Neptune\n\nIn contrast to the hazy, relatively featureless atmosphere of Uranus, Neptune's atmosphere has active and visible weather patterns. For example, at the time of the Voyager 2 flyby in 1989, the planet's southern hemisphere had a Great Dark Spot comparable to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. These weather p...
572e8793c246551400ce42db
What weather feature does Neptune have stronger than any other planet?
sustained winds
[ "Neptune\n\nIn contrast to the hazy, relatively featureless atmosphere of Uranus, Neptune's atmosphere has active and visible weather patterns. For example, at the time of the Voyager 2 flyby in 1989, the planet's southern hemisphere had a Great Dark Spot comparable to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. These weather p...
572e8793c246551400ce42dc
What were the wind speeds recorded on Neptune?
2,100 kilometres per hour
[ "Neptune\n\nIn contrast to the hazy, relatively featureless atmosphere of Uranus, Neptune's atmosphere has active and visible weather patterns. For example, at the time of the Voyager 2 flyby in 1989, the planet's southern hemisphere had a Great Dark Spot comparable to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. These weather p...
572e8793c246551400ce42dd
What is the cloud tops on Neptune temperature?
55 K (−218 °C).
[ "Neptune\n\nIn contrast to the hazy, relatively featureless atmosphere of Uranus, Neptune's atmosphere has active and visible weather patterns. For example, at the time of the Voyager 2 flyby in 1989, the planet's southern hemisphere had a Great Dark Spot comparable to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. These weather p...
572e8793c246551400ce42de
What is Neptune's planet center temperature?
5,400 K (5,100 °C)
[ "Neptune\n\nIn contrast to the hazy, relatively featureless atmosphere of Uranus, Neptune's atmosphere has active and visible weather patterns. For example, at the time of the Voyager 2 flyby in 1989, the planet's southern hemisphere had a Great Dark Spot comparable to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. These weather p...
572e8d3edfa6aa1500f8d10b
Who drew Neptune after observing it with a telescope?
Galileo
[ "Neptune\n\nSome of the earliest recorded observations ever made through a telescope, Galileo's drawings on 28 December 1612 and 27 January 1613, contain plotted points that match up with what is now known to be the position of Neptune. On both occasions, Galileo seems to have mistaken Neptune for a fixed star when...
572e8d3edfa6aa1500f8d10c
What was Neptune mistaken for at first?
a fixed star
[ "Neptune\n\nSome of the earliest recorded observations ever made through a telescope, Galileo's drawings on 28 December 1612 and 27 January 1613, contain plotted points that match up with what is now known to be the position of Neptune. On both occasions, Galileo seems to have mistaken Neptune for a fixed star when...
572e8d3edfa6aa1500f8d10d
What happens when Neptune goes retrograde?
Earth's orbit takes it past an outer planet
[ "Neptune\n\nSome of the earliest recorded observations ever made through a telescope, Galileo's drawings on 28 December 1612 and 27 January 1613, contain plotted points that match up with what is now known to be the position of Neptune. On both occasions, Galileo seems to have mistaken Neptune for a fixed star when...
572e8d3edfa6aa1500f8d10e
What date was Neptune drawn first?
28 December 1612
[ "Neptune\n\nSome of the earliest recorded observations ever made through a telescope, Galileo's drawings on 28 December 1612 and 27 January 1613, contain plotted points that match up with what is now known to be the position of Neptune. On both occasions, Galileo seems to have mistaken Neptune for a fixed star when...
572e8d3edfa6aa1500f8d10f
Who recently researched the original observation of Neptune?
David Jamieson
[ "Neptune\n\nSome of the earliest recorded observations ever made through a telescope, Galileo's drawings on 28 December 1612 and 27 January 1613, contain plotted points that match up with what is now known to be the position of Neptune. On both occasions, Galileo seems to have mistaken Neptune for a fixed star when...
572e8e6bc246551400ce4344
What year did Alexis Bouvard publish relevant astronomical tables?
1821
[ "Neptune\n\nIn 1821, Alexis Bouvard published astronomical tables of the orbit of Neptune's neighbour Uranus. Subsequent observations revealed substantial deviations from the tables, leading Bouvard to hypothesise that an unknown body was perturbing the orbit through gravitational interaction. In 1843, John Couch A...
572e8e6bc246551400ce4345
What did Alexis Bouvard study?
the orbit of Neptune's neighbour Uranus
[ "Neptune\n\nIn 1821, Alexis Bouvard published astronomical tables of the orbit of Neptune's neighbour Uranus. Subsequent observations revealed substantial deviations from the tables, leading Bouvard to hypothesise that an unknown body was perturbing the orbit through gravitational interaction. In 1843, John Couch A...
572e8e6bc246551400ce4346
When did John Couch Adams begin working on the orbit of Uranus?
1843
[ "Neptune\n\nIn 1821, Alexis Bouvard published astronomical tables of the orbit of Neptune's neighbour Uranus. Subsequent observations revealed substantial deviations from the tables, leading Bouvard to hypothesise that an unknown body was perturbing the orbit through gravitational interaction. In 1843, John Couch A...
572e8e6bc246551400ce4347
Who gave John Couch Adams extra data?
Sir George Airy
[ "Neptune\n\nIn 1821, Alexis Bouvard published astronomical tables of the orbit of Neptune's neighbour Uranus. Subsequent observations revealed substantial deviations from the tables, leading Bouvard to hypothesise that an unknown body was perturbing the orbit through gravitational interaction. In 1843, John Couch A...
572e8e6bc246551400ce4348
What did the extra data John Couch Adams received produce?
several different estimates of a new planet
[ "Neptune\n\nIn 1821, Alexis Bouvard published astronomical tables of the orbit of Neptune's neighbour Uranus. Subsequent observations revealed substantial deviations from the tables, leading Bouvard to hypothesise that an unknown body was perturbing the orbit through gravitational interaction. In 1843, John Couch A...
572e8f1ddfa6aa1500f8d129
Who was Henrich d'Arrest?
student at the observatory
[ "Neptune\n\nMeanwhile, Le Verrier by letter urged Berlin Observatory astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle to search with the observatory's refractor. Heinrich d'Arrest, a student at the observatory, suggested to Galle that they could compare a recently drawn chart of the sky in the region of Le Verrier's predicted loc...
572e8f1ddfa6aa1500f8d12a
What did Henrich d'Arrest seek to find?
the displacement characteristic of a planet
[ "Neptune\n\nMeanwhile, Le Verrier by letter urged Berlin Observatory astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle to search with the observatory's refractor. Heinrich d'Arrest, a student at the observatory, suggested to Galle that they could compare a recently drawn chart of the sky in the region of Le Verrier's predicted loc...
572e8f1ddfa6aa1500f8d12b
When did Galle discover Neptune?
23 September 1846
[ "Neptune\n\nMeanwhile, Le Verrier by letter urged Berlin Observatory astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle to search with the observatory's refractor. Heinrich d'Arrest, a student at the observatory, suggested to Galle that they could compare a recently drawn chart of the sky in the region of Le Verrier's predicted loc...
572e8f1ddfa6aa1500f8d12c
How many degrees off was Adams' prediction?
12°
[ "Neptune\n\nMeanwhile, Le Verrier by letter urged Berlin Observatory astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle to search with the observatory's refractor. Heinrich d'Arrest, a student at the observatory, suggested to Galle that they could compare a recently drawn chart of the sky in the region of Le Verrier's predicted loc...
572e8f1ddfa6aa1500f8d12d
What was Challis looking for when he saw Neptune the first two times?
comet observations
[ "Neptune\n\nMeanwhile, Le Verrier by letter urged Berlin Observatory astronomer Johann Gottfried Galle to search with the observatory's refractor. Heinrich d'Arrest, a student at the observatory, suggested to Galle that they could compare a recently drawn chart of the sky in the region of Le Verrier's predicted loc...
572e90cedfa6aa1500f8d151
What two countries argued over credit for the discovery of Neptune?
French and the British
[ "Neptune\n\nIn the wake of the discovery, there was much nationalistic rivalry between the French and the British over who deserved credit for the discovery. Eventually, an international consensus emerged that both Le Verrier and Adams jointly deserved credit. Since 1966, Dennis Rawlins has questioned the credibili...
572e90cedfa6aa1500f8d152
Who ultimately deserved credit for the discovery of Neptune?
Le Verrier and Adams
[ "Neptune\n\nIn the wake of the discovery, there was much nationalistic rivalry between the French and the British over who deserved credit for the discovery. Eventually, an international consensus emerged that both Le Verrier and Adams jointly deserved credit. Since 1966, Dennis Rawlins has questioned the credibili...
572e90cedfa6aa1500f8d153
Who questioned Adams's claim to co-discovery of Neptune?
Dennis Rawlins
[ "Neptune\n\nIn the wake of the discovery, there was much nationalistic rivalry between the French and the British over who deserved credit for the discovery. Eventually, an international consensus emerged that both Le Verrier and Adams jointly deserved credit. Since 1966, Dennis Rawlins has questioned the credibili...
572e90cedfa6aa1500f8d154
Who did not deserve credit to co-discovery of Neptune?
Adams
[ "Neptune\n\nIn the wake of the discovery, there was much nationalistic rivalry between the French and the British over who deserved credit for the discovery. Eventually, an international consensus emerged that both Le Verrier and Adams jointly deserved credit. Since 1966, Dennis Rawlins has questioned the credibili...
572e90cedfa6aa1500f8d155
Who predicted Neptune's place and convinced astronomer's to search for it?
Le Verrier
[ "Neptune\n\nIn the wake of the discovery, there was much nationalistic rivalry between the French and the British over who deserved credit for the discovery. Eventually, an international consensus emerged that both Le Verrier and Adams jointly deserved credit. Since 1966, Dennis Rawlins has questioned the credibili...
572e916ec246551400ce4356
Who claimed the right to name Neptune?
Le Verrier
[ "Neptune\n\nClaiming the right to name his discovery, Le Verrier quickly proposed the name Neptune for this new planet, though falsely stating that this had been officially approved by the French Bureau des Longitudes. In October, he sought to name the planet Le Verrier, after himself, and he had loyal support in t...
572e916ec246551400ce4357
What did the discoverer want to name Neptune first?
Le Verrier
[ "Neptune\n\nClaiming the right to name his discovery, Le Verrier quickly proposed the name Neptune for this new planet, though falsely stating that this had been officially approved by the French Bureau des Longitudes. In October, he sought to name the planet Le Verrier, after himself, and he had loyal support in t...
572e916ec246551400ce4358
What country approved Neptune's first name?
France
[ "Neptune\n\nClaiming the right to name his discovery, Le Verrier quickly proposed the name Neptune for this new planet, though falsely stating that this had been officially approved by the French Bureau des Longitudes. In October, he sought to name the planet Le Verrier, after himself, and he had loyal support in t...
572e916ec246551400ce4359
What first introduced Neptune and Uranus's names?
French almanacs
[ "Neptune\n\nClaiming the right to name his discovery, Le Verrier quickly proposed the name Neptune for this new planet, though falsely stating that this had been officially approved by the French Bureau des Longitudes. In October, he sought to name the planet Le Verrier, after himself, and he had loyal support in t...
572e916ec246551400ce435a
Who did not approve of the first name for Neptune?
French Bureau des Longitudes
[ "Neptune\n\nClaiming the right to name his discovery, Le Verrier quickly proposed the name Neptune for this new planet, though falsely stating that this had been officially approved by the French Bureau des Longitudes. In October, he sought to name the planet Le Verrier, after himself, and he had loyal support in t...
572e923bdfa6aa1500f8d15b
What is the Chinese, Japanese, and Korean translations for Neptune?
sea king star
[ "Neptune\n\nMost languages today, even in countries that have no direct link to Greco-Roman culture, use some variant of the name \"Neptune\" for the planet. However, in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, the planet's name was translated as \"sea king star\" (海王星), because Neptune was the god of the sea. In Mongolian, ...
572e923bdfa6aa1500f8d15c
What god was Neptune?
god of the sea
[ "Neptune\n\nMost languages today, even in countries that have no direct link to Greco-Roman culture, use some variant of the name \"Neptune\" for the planet. However, in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, the planet's name was translated as \"sea king star\" (海王星), because Neptune was the god of the sea. In Mongolian, ...
572e923bdfa6aa1500f8d15d
What is the Mongolian name for Neptune?
Dalain Van
[ "Neptune\n\nMost languages today, even in countries that have no direct link to Greco-Roman culture, use some variant of the name \"Neptune\" for the planet. However, in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, the planet's name was translated as \"sea king star\" (海王星), because Neptune was the god of the sea. In Mongolian, ...
572e923bdfa6aa1500f8d15e
What did the Greeks call Neptune?
Poseidon
[ "Neptune\n\nMost languages today, even in countries that have no direct link to Greco-Roman culture, use some variant of the name \"Neptune\" for the planet. However, in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, the planet's name was translated as \"sea king star\" (海王星), because Neptune was the god of the sea. In Mongolian, ...
572e923bdfa6aa1500f8d15f
What was the Biblical sea monster that Neptune is named in Hebrew?
Rahab
[ "Neptune\n\nMost languages today, even in countries that have no direct link to Greco-Roman culture, use some variant of the name \"Neptune\" for the planet. However, in Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, the planet's name was translated as \"sea king star\" (海王星), because Neptune was the god of the sea. In Mongolian, ...
572e931103f98919007567c5
What was Neptune before Pluto was discovered?
farthest known planet
[ "Neptune\n\nFrom its discovery in 1846 until the subsequent discovery of Pluto in 1930, Neptune was the farthest known planet. When Pluto was discovered it was considered a planet, and Neptune thus became the penultimate known planet, except for a 20-year period between 1979 and 1999 when Pluto's elliptical orbit b...
572e931103f98919007567c6
What period was Pluto closer to the sun than Neptune?
between 1979 and 1999
[ "Neptune\n\nFrom its discovery in 1846 until the subsequent discovery of Pluto in 1930, Neptune was the farthest known planet. When Pluto was discovered it was considered a planet, and Neptune thus became the penultimate known planet, except for a 20-year period between 1979 and 1999 when Pluto's elliptical orbit b...
572e931103f98919007567c7
What discovery made astronomer's debate Pluto's status as a planet?
the Kuiper belt
[ "Neptune\n\nFrom its discovery in 1846 until the subsequent discovery of Pluto in 1930, Neptune was the farthest known planet. When Pluto was discovered it was considered a planet, and Neptune thus became the penultimate known planet, except for a 20-year period between 1979 and 1999 when Pluto's elliptical orbit b...
572e931103f98919007567c8
What year did the International Astronomical Union define the word planet?
2006
[ "Neptune\n\nFrom its discovery in 1846 until the subsequent discovery of Pluto in 1930, Neptune was the farthest known planet. When Pluto was discovered it was considered a planet, and Neptune thus became the penultimate known planet, except for a 20-year period between 1979 and 1999 when Pluto's elliptical orbit b...
572e931103f98919007567c9
Now that Pluto isn't a planet, what is Neptune known for in our solar system?
the outermost known planet
[ "Neptune\n\nFrom its discovery in 1846 until the subsequent discovery of Pluto in 1930, Neptune was the farthest known planet. When Pluto was discovered it was considered a planet, and Neptune thus became the penultimate known planet, except for a 20-year period between 1979 and 1999 when Pluto's elliptical orbit b...
572e939ecb0c0d14000f12f4
What is Neptune's mass?
1.0243×1026 kg
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune's mass of 1.0243×1026 kg, is intermediate between Earth and the larger gas giants: it is 17 times that of Earth but just 1/19th that of Jupiter.[d] Its gravity at 1 bar is 11.15 m/s2, 1.14 times the surface gravity of Earth, and surpassed only by Jupiter. Neptune's equatorial radius of 24,764 km...
572e939ecb0c0d14000f12f5
How much more mass does Neptune have compared to Earth?
17 times
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune's mass of 1.0243×1026 kg, is intermediate between Earth and the larger gas giants: it is 17 times that of Earth but just 1/19th that of Jupiter.[d] Its gravity at 1 bar is 11.15 m/s2, 1.14 times the surface gravity of Earth, and surpassed only by Jupiter. Neptune's equatorial radius of 24,764 km...
572e939ecb0c0d14000f12f6
What is Neptune's gravity at 1 bar?
11.15 m/s2
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune's mass of 1.0243×1026 kg, is intermediate between Earth and the larger gas giants: it is 17 times that of Earth but just 1/19th that of Jupiter.[d] Its gravity at 1 bar is 11.15 m/s2, 1.14 times the surface gravity of Earth, and surpassed only by Jupiter. Neptune's equatorial radius of 24,764 km...
572e939ecb0c0d14000f12f7
What is Neptune's equatorial radius?
24,764 km
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune's mass of 1.0243×1026 kg, is intermediate between Earth and the larger gas giants: it is 17 times that of Earth but just 1/19th that of Jupiter.[d] Its gravity at 1 bar is 11.15 m/s2, 1.14 times the surface gravity of Earth, and surpassed only by Jupiter. Neptune's equatorial radius of 24,764 km...
572e939ecb0c0d14000f12f8
What is Neptune referred to due to it's size and concentration of volatiles?
ice giant
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune's mass of 1.0243×1026 kg, is intermediate between Earth and the larger gas giants: it is 17 times that of Earth but just 1/19th that of Jupiter.[d] Its gravity at 1 bar is 11.15 m/s2, 1.14 times the surface gravity of Earth, and surpassed only by Jupiter. Neptune's equatorial radius of 24,764 km...
572e945cc246551400ce4372
What is Neptune's mantle rich in?
water, ammonia and methane
[ "Neptune\n\nThe mantle is equivalent to 10 to 15 Earth masses and is rich in water, ammonia and methane. As is customary in planetary science, this mixture is referred to as icy even though it is a hot, dense fluid. This fluid, which has a high electrical conductivity, is sometimes called a water–ammonia ocean. The...
572e945cc246551400ce4373
What is the hot, dense fluid in Neptune referred to as?
icy
[ "Neptune\n\nThe mantle is equivalent to 10 to 15 Earth masses and is rich in water, ammonia and methane. As is customary in planetary science, this mixture is referred to as icy even though it is a hot, dense fluid. This fluid, which has a high electrical conductivity, is sometimes called a water–ammonia ocean. The...
572e945cc246551400ce4374
What does the fluid in Neptune have a high conductivity of?
electrical
[ "Neptune\n\nThe mantle is equivalent to 10 to 15 Earth masses and is rich in water, ammonia and methane. As is customary in planetary science, this mixture is referred to as icy even though it is a hot, dense fluid. This fluid, which has a high electrical conductivity, is sometimes called a water–ammonia ocean. The...
572e945cc246551400ce4375
How deep does Neptune's water-ammonia ocean go?
7000 km
[ "Neptune\n\nThe mantle is equivalent to 10 to 15 Earth masses and is rich in water, ammonia and methane. As is customary in planetary science, this mixture is referred to as icy even though it is a hot, dense fluid. This fluid, which has a high electrical conductivity, is sometimes called a water–ammonia ocean. The...
572e945cc246551400ce4376
What rains on Neptune?
diamond crystals
[ "Neptune\n\nThe mantle is equivalent to 10 to 15 Earth masses and is rich in water, ammonia and methane. As is customary in planetary science, this mixture is referred to as icy even though it is a hot, dense fluid. This fluid, which has a high electrical conductivity, is sometimes called a water–ammonia ocean. The...
572e9983cb0c0d14000f132c
What is Neptune's atmosphere made of?
80% hydrogen and 19% helium
[ "Neptune\n\nAt high altitudes, Neptune's atmosphere is 80% hydrogen and 19% helium. A trace amount of methane is also present. Prominent absorption bands of methane exist at wavelengths above 600 nm, in the red and infrared portion of the spectrum. As with Uranus, this absorption of red light by the atmospheric met...
572e9983cb0c0d14000f132d
Where are absorption bands of methane on Neptune?
wavelengths above 600 nm
[ "Neptune\n\nAt high altitudes, Neptune's atmosphere is 80% hydrogen and 19% helium. A trace amount of methane is also present. Prominent absorption bands of methane exist at wavelengths above 600 nm, in the red and infrared portion of the spectrum. As with Uranus, this absorption of red light by the atmospheric met...
572e9983cb0c0d14000f132e
What gives Neptune it's blue hue?
absorption of red light by the atmospheric methane
[ "Neptune\n\nAt high altitudes, Neptune's atmosphere is 80% hydrogen and 19% helium. A trace amount of methane is also present. Prominent absorption bands of methane exist at wavelengths above 600 nm, in the red and infrared portion of the spectrum. As with Uranus, this absorption of red light by the atmospheric met...
572e9983cb0c0d14000f132f
What planet also gets it's color from atmospheric constituent?
Uranus
[ "Neptune\n\nAt high altitudes, Neptune's atmosphere is 80% hydrogen and 19% helium. A trace amount of methane is also present. Prominent absorption bands of methane exist at wavelengths above 600 nm, in the red and infrared portion of the spectrum. As with Uranus, this absorption of red light by the atmospheric met...
572e9983cb0c0d14000f1330
What color is Uranus, compared to Neptune?
cyan
[ "Neptune\n\nAt high altitudes, Neptune's atmosphere is 80% hydrogen and 19% helium. A trace amount of methane is also present. Prominent absorption bands of methane exist at wavelengths above 600 nm, in the red and infrared portion of the spectrum. As with Uranus, this absorption of red light by the atmospheric met...
572e9ac6dfa6aa1500f8d1e9
What is Neptune's clouds competition variants dependent on?
altitude
[ "Neptune\n\nModels suggest that Neptune's troposphere is banded by clouds of varying compositions depending on altitude. The upper-level clouds lie at pressures below one bar, where the temperature is suitable for methane to condense. For pressures between one and five bars (100 and 500 kPa), clouds of ammonia and ...
572e9ac6dfa6aa1500f8d1ea
Which clouds on Neptune are suitable for methane to condense?
upper-level
[ "Neptune\n\nModels suggest that Neptune's troposphere is banded by clouds of varying compositions depending on altitude. The upper-level clouds lie at pressures below one bar, where the temperature is suitable for methane to condense. For pressures between one and five bars (100 and 500 kPa), clouds of ammonia and ...
572e9ac6dfa6aa1500f8d1eb
What clouds form between one and five bars on Neptune?
ammonia and hydrogen sulfide
[ "Neptune\n\nModels suggest that Neptune's troposphere is banded by clouds of varying compositions depending on altitude. The upper-level clouds lie at pressures below one bar, where the temperature is suitable for methane to condense. For pressures between one and five bars (100 and 500 kPa), clouds of ammonia and ...
572e9ac6dfa6aa1500f8d1ec
On Neptune, what do clouds above five bars consist of?
ammonia, ammonium sulfide, hydrogen sulfide and water
[ "Neptune\n\nModels suggest that Neptune's troposphere is banded by clouds of varying compositions depending on altitude. The upper-level clouds lie at pressures below one bar, where the temperature is suitable for methane to condense. For pressures between one and five bars (100 and 500 kPa), clouds of ammonia and ...
572e9ac6dfa6aa1500f8d1ed
What is the temperature on Neptune's clouds that are at 50 bars?
273 K (0 °C)
[ "Neptune\n\nModels suggest that Neptune's troposphere is banded by clouds of varying compositions depending on altitude. The upper-level clouds lie at pressures below one bar, where the temperature is suitable for methane to condense. For pressures between one and five bars (100 and 500 kPa), clouds of ammonia and ...
572e9d16c246551400ce43f6
On Neptune, which clouds cast shadows on the cloud deck below it?
High-altitude clouds
[ "Neptune\n\nHigh-altitude clouds on Neptune have been observed casting shadows on the opaque cloud deck below. There are also high-altitude cloud bands that wrap around the planet at constant latitude. These circumferential bands have widths of 50–150 km and lie about 50–110 km above the cloud deck. These altitudes...
572e9d16c246551400ce43f7
What are the widths of the cloud bands on Neptune?
50–150 km
[ "Neptune\n\nHigh-altitude clouds on Neptune have been observed casting shadows on the opaque cloud deck below. There are also high-altitude cloud bands that wrap around the planet at constant latitude. These circumferential bands have widths of 50–150 km and lie about 50–110 km above the cloud deck. These altitudes...
572e9d16c246551400ce43f8
Where are the high altitude bands of clouds on Neptune?
50–110 km above the cloud deck.
[ "Neptune\n\nHigh-altitude clouds on Neptune have been observed casting shadows on the opaque cloud deck below. There are also high-altitude cloud bands that wrap around the planet at constant latitude. These circumferential bands have widths of 50–150 km and lie about 50–110 km above the cloud deck. These altitudes...
572e9d16c246551400ce43f9
Where on Neptune does weather not occur?
higher stratosphere or thermosphere
[ "Neptune\n\nHigh-altitude clouds on Neptune have been observed casting shadows on the opaque cloud deck below. There are also high-altitude cloud bands that wrap around the planet at constant latitude. These circumferential bands have widths of 50–150 km and lie about 50–110 km above the cloud deck. These altitudes...
572e9d16c246551400ce43fa
What does Neptune have more of compared to Uranus?
volume of ocean
[ "Neptune\n\nHigh-altitude clouds on Neptune have been observed casting shadows on the opaque cloud deck below. There are also high-altitude cloud bands that wrap around the planet at constant latitude. These circumferential bands have widths of 50–150 km and lie about 50–110 km above the cloud deck. These altitudes...
572e9eb603f989190075683f
What is Neptune's temperature in the thermosphere?
750 K
[ "Neptune\n\nFor reasons that remain obscure, the planet's thermosphere is at an anomalously high temperature of about 750 K. The planet is too far from the Sun for this heat to be generated by ultraviolet radiation. One candidate for a heating mechanism is atmospheric interaction with ions in the planet's magnetic ...
572e9eb603f9891900756840
What would interact with Neptune's magnetic field to make it warm?
atmospheric interaction with ions
[ "Neptune\n\nFor reasons that remain obscure, the planet's thermosphere is at an anomalously high temperature of about 750 K. The planet is too far from the Sun for this heat to be generated by ultraviolet radiation. One candidate for a heating mechanism is atmospheric interaction with ions in the planet's magnetic ...
572e9eb603f9891900756841
Where would gravity waves in Neptune's interior dissipate?
in the atmosphere
[ "Neptune\n\nFor reasons that remain obscure, the planet's thermosphere is at an anomalously high temperature of about 750 K. The planet is too far from the Sun for this heat to be generated by ultraviolet radiation. One candidate for a heating mechanism is atmospheric interaction with ions in the planet's magnetic ...
572e9eb603f9891900756842
What does Neptune's thermosphere containers traces of?
carbon dioxide and water
[ "Neptune\n\nFor reasons that remain obscure, the planet's thermosphere is at an anomalously high temperature of about 750 K. The planet is too far from the Sun for this heat to be generated by ultraviolet radiation. One candidate for a heating mechanism is atmospheric interaction with ions in the planet's magnetic ...
572ea13b03f9891900756863
What is the rotational axis of Neptune's magnetic field?
47°
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune also resembles Uranus in its magnetosphere, with a magnetic field strongly tilted relative to its rotational axis at 47° and offset at least 0.55 radii, or about 13500 km from the planet's physical centre. Before Voyager 2's arrival at Neptune, it was hypothesised that Uranus's tilted magnetosph...
572ea13b03f9891900756864
Where is Neptune's magnetic field offset from the physical centre?
0.55 radii
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune also resembles Uranus in its magnetosphere, with a magnetic field strongly tilted relative to its rotational axis at 47° and offset at least 0.55 radii, or about 13500 km from the planet's physical centre. Before Voyager 2's arrival at Neptune, it was hypothesised that Uranus's tilted magnetosph...
572ea13b03f9891900756865
What planet besides Neptune has a sideways rotation?
Uranus's
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune also resembles Uranus in its magnetosphere, with a magnetic field strongly tilted relative to its rotational axis at 47° and offset at least 0.55 radii, or about 13500 km from the planet's physical centre. Before Voyager 2's arrival at Neptune, it was hypothesised that Uranus's tilted magnetosph...
572ea13b03f9891900756866
What might cause Neptune's extreme orientation?
flows in the planets' interiors
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune also resembles Uranus in its magnetosphere, with a magnetic field strongly tilted relative to its rotational axis at 47° and offset at least 0.55 radii, or about 13500 km from the planet's physical centre. Before Voyager 2's arrival at Neptune, it was hypothesised that Uranus's tilted magnetosph...
572ea13b03f9891900756867
What fluids are in Neptune's interior?
ammonia, methane and water
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune also resembles Uranus in its magnetosphere, with a magnetic field strongly tilted relative to its rotational axis at 47° and offset at least 0.55 radii, or about 13500 km from the planet's physical centre. Before Voyager 2's arrival at Neptune, it was hypothesised that Uranus's tilted magnetosph...
572ea25103f989190075686d
What is Neptune's dipole magnetic moment?
2.2 × 1017 T·m3
[ "Neptune\n\nThe dipole component of the magnetic field at the magnetic equator of Neptune is about 14 microteslas (0.14 G). The dipole magnetic moment of Neptune is about 2.2 × 1017 T·m3 (14 μT·RN3, where RN is the radius of Neptune). Neptune's magnetic field has a complex geometry that includes relatively large co...
572ea25103f989190075686e
What is one of Neptune's non-dipolar component what may exceed the dipole moment in strength?
strong quadrupole moment
[ "Neptune\n\nThe dipole component of the magnetic field at the magnetic equator of Neptune is about 14 microteslas (0.14 G). The dipole magnetic moment of Neptune is about 2.2 × 1017 T·m3 (14 μT·RN3, where RN is the radius of Neptune). Neptune's magnetic field has a complex geometry that includes relatively large co...
572ea25103f989190075686f
Which three planets have small quadrupole moments compared to Neptune?
Earth, Jupiter and Saturn
[ "Neptune\n\nThe dipole component of the magnetic field at the magnetic equator of Neptune is about 14 microteslas (0.14 G). The dipole magnetic moment of Neptune is about 2.2 × 1017 T·m3 (14 μT·RN3, where RN is the radius of Neptune). Neptune's magnetic field has a complex geometry that includes relatively large co...
572ea25103f9891900756870
Besides the geometrical constraints of Neptune's dynamo generator, what is another result of the quadrupole moment?
the planet's centre
[ "Neptune\n\nThe dipole component of the magnetic field at the magnetic equator of Neptune is about 14 microteslas (0.14 G). The dipole magnetic moment of Neptune is about 2.2 × 1017 T·m3 (14 μT·RN3, where RN is the radius of Neptune). Neptune's magnetic field has a complex geometry that includes relatively large co...
572ea25103f9891900756871
What is the dipole component of the magnetic field at the magnetic equator of neptune?
14 microteslas (0.14 G)
[ "Neptune\n\nThe dipole component of the magnetic field at the magnetic equator of Neptune is about 14 microteslas (0.14 G). The dipole magnetic moment of Neptune is about 2.2 × 1017 T·m3 (14 μT·RN3, where RN is the radius of Neptune). Neptune's magnetic field has a complex geometry that includes relatively large co...
572ea38403f9891900756889
What system, like Saturn, does Neptune have?
planetary ring system
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune has a planetary ring system, though one much less substantial than that of Saturn. The rings may consist of ice particles coated with silicates or carbon-based material, which most likely gives them a reddish hue. The three main rings are the narrow Adams Ring, 63,000 km from the centre of Neptu...
572ea38403f989190075688a
What might Neptune's rings consist of?
ice particles
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune has a planetary ring system, though one much less substantial than that of Saturn. The rings may consist of ice particles coated with silicates or carbon-based material, which most likely gives them a reddish hue. The three main rings are the narrow Adams Ring, 63,000 km from the centre of Neptu...
572ea38403f989190075688b
What might the ice particles of Neptune's rings be coated with?
silicates or carbon-based material
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune has a planetary ring system, though one much less substantial than that of Saturn. The rings may consist of ice particles coated with silicates or carbon-based material, which most likely gives them a reddish hue. The three main rings are the narrow Adams Ring, 63,000 km from the centre of Neptu...
572ea38403f989190075688c
Where is Adams ring from the center of Neptune?
63,000 km
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune has a planetary ring system, though one much less substantial than that of Saturn. The rings may consist of ice particles coated with silicates or carbon-based material, which most likely gives them a reddish hue. The three main rings are the narrow Adams Ring, 63,000 km from the centre of Neptu...
572ea38403f989190075688d
Where is the La Verrier ring from the center of Neptune?
53,000 km
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune has a planetary ring system, though one much less substantial than that of Saturn. The rings may consist of ice particles coated with silicates or carbon-based material, which most likely gives them a reddish hue. The three main rings are the narrow Adams Ring, 63,000 km from the centre of Neptu...
572ea40dcb0c0d14000f13d2
What dynamic weather does Neptune have?
storm
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune's weather is characterised by extremely dynamic storm systems, with winds reaching speeds of almost 600 m/s (2,200 km/h; 1,300 mph)—nearly reaching supersonic flow. More typically, by tracking the motion of persistent clouds, wind speeds have been shown to vary from 20 m/s in the easterly direct...
572ea40dcb0c0d14000f13d3
What does Neptune's wind speeds reach?
600 m/s (2,200 km/h; 1,300 mph)
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune's weather is characterised by extremely dynamic storm systems, with winds reaching speeds of almost 600 m/s (2,200 km/h; 1,300 mph)—nearly reaching supersonic flow. More typically, by tracking the motion of persistent clouds, wind speeds have been shown to vary from 20 m/s in the easterly direct...
572ea40dcb0c0d14000f13d4
What is the high wind speed on Neptune's cloud tops?
400 m/s
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune's weather is characterised by extremely dynamic storm systems, with winds reaching speeds of almost 600 m/s (2,200 km/h; 1,300 mph)—nearly reaching supersonic flow. More typically, by tracking the motion of persistent clouds, wind speeds have been shown to vary from 20 m/s in the easterly direct...
572ea40dcb0c0d14000f13d5
Which direction does Neptune's winds move relevant to the plant's rotation?
opposite
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune's weather is characterised by extremely dynamic storm systems, with winds reaching speeds of almost 600 m/s (2,200 km/h; 1,300 mph)—nearly reaching supersonic flow. More typically, by tracking the motion of persistent clouds, wind speeds have been shown to vary from 20 m/s in the easterly direct...
572ea40dcb0c0d14000f13d6
What is the effect called that describes the flow direction on Neptune?
skin effect
[ "Neptune\n\nNeptune's weather is characterised by extremely dynamic storm systems, with winds reaching speeds of almost 600 m/s (2,200 km/h; 1,300 mph)—nearly reaching supersonic flow. More typically, by tracking the motion of persistent clouds, wind speeds have been shown to vary from 20 m/s in the easterly direct...
572ea4b0c246551400ce4458
How much warmer is Neptune's south pole to the rest of it's atmosphere?
10 K
[ "Neptune\n\nIn 2007, it was discovered that the upper troposphere of Neptune's south pole was about 10 K warmer than the rest of its atmosphere, which averages approximately 73 K (−200 °C). The temperature differential is enough to let methane, which elsewhere is frozen in the troposphere, escape into the stratosph...
572ea4b0c246551400ce4459
What is the average temperature of Neptune's south pole?
73 K (−200 °C).
[ "Neptune\n\nIn 2007, it was discovered that the upper troposphere of Neptune's south pole was about 10 K warmer than the rest of its atmosphere, which averages approximately 73 K (−200 °C). The temperature differential is enough to let methane, which elsewhere is frozen in the troposphere, escape into the stratosph...
572ea4b0c246551400ce445a
Where does methane in the south pole escape to on Neptune?
the stratosphere near the pole.
[ "Neptune\n\nIn 2007, it was discovered that the upper troposphere of Neptune's south pole was about 10 K warmer than the rest of its atmosphere, which averages approximately 73 K (−200 °C). The temperature differential is enough to let methane, which elsewhere is frozen in the troposphere, escape into the stratosph...
572ea4b0c246551400ce445b
How many earth years is Neptune's south pole exposed to the sun?
40
[ "Neptune\n\nIn 2007, it was discovered that the upper troposphere of Neptune's south pole was about 10 K warmer than the rest of its atmosphere, which averages approximately 73 K (−200 °C). The temperature differential is enough to let methane, which elsewhere is frozen in the troposphere, escape into the stratosph...
572ea4b0c246551400ce445c
To which pole will Neptune's methane shift to as it moves to the opposite side of the sun?
north pole
[ "Neptune\n\nIn 2007, it was discovered that the upper troposphere of Neptune's south pole was about 10 K warmer than the rest of its atmosphere, which averages approximately 73 K (−200 °C). The temperature differential is enough to let methane, which elsewhere is frozen in the troposphere, escape into the stratosph...
572ea63ac246551400ce446c
What white cloud group on Neptune is farther south than the dark great spot?
The Scooter
[ "Neptune\n\nThe Scooter is another storm, a white cloud group farther south than the Great Dark Spot. This nickname first arose during the months leading up to the Voyager 2 encounter in 1989, when they were observed moving at speeds faster than the Great Dark Spot (and images acquired later would subsequently reve...
572ea63ac246551400ce446d
When was The Scooter on Neptune observed?
1989
[ "Neptune\n\nThe Scooter is another storm, a white cloud group farther south than the Great Dark Spot. This nickname first arose during the months leading up to the Voyager 2 encounter in 1989, when they were observed moving at speeds faster than the Great Dark Spot (and images acquired later would subsequently reve...