Neptune (orSol VIII) was the eighthplanet in theSol system.

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It was situated 4.5 billionkilometres from theSun and 4.3 kilometres fromEarth.Wind reachedspeeds of 2100 kilometres anhour, and its surface temperature was -218 degrees centigrade. (COMIC:Terrorformer^[+]Loading...["Terrorformer (comic story)"])

History[[edit] |[edit source]]

In the distant past, Neptune was colonised bySiccati, who were encountered there by theThird Doctor andSarah Jane Smith.

Humans discovered Neptune in1846, when it was first noticed byJohann Galle (PROSE:Neptune^[+]Loading...["Neptune (short story)"]) on23 September. On10 October that same year,William Lassell discoveredTriton, Neptune's largestmoon. (PROSE:Time Traveller's Diary^[+]Loading...["Time Traveller's Diary (novel)"])

On14 May2007,Mary Bartonteleported herself to Neptune after an argument with herfather. She was returned home by theSeventh Doctor, narrowly averting an interplanetary war. (PROSE:There's Something About Mary^[+]Loading...["There's Something About Mary (short story)"])

AHyperion ship that fled theGreat Inferno, took refuge on Neptune and started reawakening in2114. (COMIC:Terrorformer^[+]Loading...["Terrorformer (comic story)"])

While on the planetoidGrace Alone in a time not long after that of his own,Steven Taylor pointed out Neptune toOliver Harper. (AUDIO:The First Wave^[+]Loading...["The First Wave (audio story)"])

Neptune was listed on adata-grid of previousdestinationsa spaceship had visited. (GAME:"Past Journeys"^[+]Part ofTwisted Conundrums 1,Loading...{"page":"17","namedpart":"Past Journeys","1":"Twisted Conundrums (DWA15 1 game)"})

Methane-breathingoctopuses lived in the atmosphere of Neptune in the32nd century. (PROSE:The Eye of the Tyger^[+]Loading...["The Eye of the Tyger (novel)"])

By the38th century, one of itsmoons,Triton, was inhabited byhumans. TheLe Verrierspace station orbited Neptune during their golden period of prosperity. (TV:Sleep No More^[+]Loading...["Sleep No More (TV story)"])

In the41st century, the planet had been terraformed and was being prepared for human colonisation byMechonoids.Merrick Kingdom retired to a villa on the planet. (AUDIO:The House of Kingdom^[+]Loading...["The House of Kingdom (audio story)"])

References[[edit] |[edit source]]

Iris Wildthyme claimed to have savedthe Doctor's life on Neptune during an encounter with theIce Warriors. (PROSE:Verdigris^[+]Loading...["Verdigris (novel)"])