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The Night Sky #8 - Neptune Traditional Cache

Hidden : 7/5/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   other (other)

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FOR SERIES IMFORMATION PLEASE REFER TO "The Night Sky #1"

My main hobby since I was 5 years old as been astronomy.

A great series for geokids and geoadults alike. So sit back, hold tight and enjoy the journey.


Neptune is the eighth and farthest known planet from the Sun in the Solar System. In the Solar System, it is the fourth-largest planet by diameter,
the third-most-massive planet, and the densest giant planet. Neptune is 17 times the mass of Earth and is slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranus, which is 15 times the mass of Earth and slightly larger than Neptune. Neptune orbits the Sun once every 164.8 years at an average distance of 30.1 astronomical units. It is named after the Roman god of the sea and has the astronomical symbol ?, a stylised version of the god Neptune's trident.

Radius: 15,299 mi
Surface area: 7.618 billion km² (2.941 billion sq miles)
Orbital distance: 30.10 AU
Orbital order: 8
Orbital period: 164.69 years
Gravity: 11.15 m/s² (36.58 feet/s²)

DO NOT CUT ACROSS THE FIELD FROM HERE TO REACH "THE NIGHT SKY #9". FOLLOW THE FOOTPATH TO THE TARMACED ROAD
AND THEN TURN RIGHT.

You are looking for a micro container, please BYO pen/cil and replace as found.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)