Who discovered Neptune, Where does it get its name, and Which space probe visited?
Dr. Galle, Urbain Le Verrier, John Couch Adams, Johann Gottfried
Galle, Heinrich Louis d’ Arrest discovered Neptune.
Neptune comes from the name of a Greek god meaning the god of the sea.The name Neptune derives from the Latin
"Neptunus," probably from the same root word
as "nebula," meaning fog, mist or cloud. Neptune was the name given to the
Roman god of the sea and to the eighth planet from the Sun, discovered by Galle
in 1846.
So far only Voyage II have vistited Neptune
Galle, Heinrich Louis d’ Arrest discovered Neptune.
Neptune comes from the name of a Greek god meaning the god of the sea.The name Neptune derives from the Latin
"Neptunus," probably from the same root word
as "nebula," meaning fog, mist or cloud. Neptune was the name given to the
Roman god of the sea and to the eighth planet from the Sun, discovered by Galle
in 1846.
So far only Voyage II have vistited Neptune