Neptune is about 1.5 times as far from the Sun as is Uranus. The average atmospheric temperature on Uranus is about 55 K. What is the approximate average atmospheric temperature on Neptune?
A)80 K
B)55 K
C)40 K
D)10 K

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Neptune and Uranus have similar atmospheric temperatures despite Neptune being farther from the Sun. This is because the temperature on these planets is influenced more by internal heat sources than their distance from the Sun.

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