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Actually, Neptune is around four light hours from the Earth (243 light minutes), not even a light year. http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_far_from_Earth_is_Neptune_in_light-years Post last edited by Terry on Aug 22 2016.
Combined with the cold of the planet the ices will destroy any and all equipment. Therefore, no attempt to land has been made yet. But we have sent a space probe Voyager 2, which has made the closest approach to Neptune at 3000 miles (4800 km) above the north pole and is the only space craft to get so close to Neptune.