Astronomy Chapter 7: The Ice Giants

Uranus

7th planet from Sun; is large & gaseous, has a distinct bluish-green color, & rotates on an axis nearly parallel to the plane of its orbit

Neptune

the 8th planet from Sun. This planet appears blue when viewed through a telescope, has the highest winds in solar system, and rotates counterclockwise.

The Great dark spot

a large, dark, oval-shaped storm that used to be in Neptune's southern hemisphere

Triton

Largest moon of NeptuneAtmosphere made of nitrogen and methane

Neried

The farthest moon in the Neptunian System

Miranda

The smallest and the most deformed moon in the Uranian system.

Titania

largest moon of Uranus with many craters & deep valleys

Oberon

The 2nd biggest moon in the Uranian system.