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Is heat energy an option on Uranus?

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11y ago
Updated: 8/20/2019

No because Uranus is all the way far away from the sun since it is a Heliocentric solar system so heat energy is not an option because there is no life on it and it is a cold planet. This is an infrared image of Jupiter showing regions which are hot.

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The Source of Heat from Within Uranus

The picture shows places on Jupiter which are hot. Jupiter is a very warm body in space, as shown in the picture, and this warmth is associated with the energy of Jupiter.

When the energy of the outer planets was calculated, that of Uranus was found to be low, similar to the amount of energy given off by the earth-like planets, and unlike that of Jupiter and Saturn.

In spite of the fact that the heat from within Uranus seems to be low, the movements of the atmosphere seem to be influenced by the energy of Uranus as if the heat from within was high. This is a mystery for planetary scientists.

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