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09-September-2005, 05:32 AM
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Why Is Neptune So Windy?
Neptune apparently has the wildest weather in the solar system. Winds have been clocked at 1,250 mph. There was a storm similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot which had savage winds of 1,500 mph-according to one of the Voyager spacecraft.
Why is Neptune so windy, given its distance from the Sun? Anyone care to speculate? 
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09-September-2005, 06:04 AM
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I'd say it'd be because of internal forces. Weather on Earth is caused by the Sun, but at Neptune the amount of solar energy received is many times less.
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09-September-2005, 07:40 AM
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Sun causes turbulence in atmospheres of the planets. Being the most distant gas giant, Neptune has the least turbulent atmosphere. So the winds can blow more freely.
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09-September-2005, 03:18 PM
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No Uranus does have an internal heat source, but the heat that it produces is only a fraction of what it absorbs. The internal heat source is about 6% of power absorbed.
The other gas gaints, produce more heat than they recieve from the Sun, all except Uranus.
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