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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition

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. Author not available, NEPTUNE. , The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition 2007 ... Read more

Neptune
Space Sciences Neptune Neptune is the most distant giant planet, circling the Sun at an average distance ... 7 billion miles; thirty-nine times the distance from Earth to the Sun). Neptune is a near twin to Uranus in size (with a radius of 24,764 kilometers [15 ... Read more

Triton
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia Largest of Neptune 's moons. Its diameter is about 1,680 ... retrograde orbit, opposite the direction of Neptune's rotation. Its orbital period of 5.9 ... result it always keeps the same face toward Neptune. It has a very thin atmosphere of nitrogen ... Read more

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