URANUS
Uranus History
Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in March 13, 1781
Name
Fun Fact
Uranus is the only planet that rotates at almost ninety degrees on its axis, causing long, strange seasons
Uranus was named after the greek primordial god of the sky.
Surface Conditions
Uranus has an average temperature of -212 degrees Celsius and it has weather zones divided into bands around the planet.
composition and atmosphere
Core
Uranus has a core made of types of ice such as water ice, ammonia ice, and methane ice.
Surface composition
Uranus's surface is composed mainly of hydrogen, but it also contains helium and methane, which sometimes liquifies(Since Uranus is an icy giant, it's surface is it's atmosphere.)
Moons
Uranus has 27 known moons
Rings
It also has at least 13 rings
Exploration
Voyager 2 and New Horizons are the only man made probes ever to explore Uranus.
Planet measurements
Rings and moons
Uranus has at least 27 moons, most of them small, but a few like Oberon, Titania,Umbriel and Ariel are significantly large.
Uranus has 27 rings
length of day and year.
1 Uranus year is equal to 84 earth years.
1 Uranus day is equal to 17 hours
Diameter
Uranus has a diameter of 101,448