Uranus , the seventh planet from our sun and the first planet discovered with a telescope, revolves around the sun once every 84 Earth years. The rotational period of the interior of Uranus is 17 hours, 14 minutes. As on all giant planets, its upper atmosphere experiences very strong winds in the direction of rotation. Visible features of the atmosphere (winds) move much faster, making a full rotation in as little as 14 hours.
An intresting fact about Uranus is that it has the coldest atmosphere in the Solar System, with a minimum temperature of 49 K (-224 C °). Uranus's internal heat is substantially lower than that of the other giant planets; in astronomical terms, it has a low thermal flux. Why Uranus's internal temperature is so low is still not understood. One of the hypotheses for this discrepancy is that Uranus was hit by a massive entity, the nature of which is unknown. This seems to indicate that this planet experienced a personal Big Bang, in addition to the primary one that marked the beginning of the universe.
In December 2005, the Hubble telescope detected a pair of previously unknown rings. The largest is located at twice the distance from the planet of the previously known rings. These new rings are so far from the planet that they are called the "outer" ring system. Hubble also spotted two small satellites, one of which, Mab, shares its orbit with the outermost newly discovered ring. The new rings bring the total number of Uranian rings to 13.
Another interesting fact is that Uranus is the only planet named after a Roman god, rather than a Greek like the other planets.
Yes, Uranus does it in 84 years, while the next planet out, Neptune, revolves in 168 years. While Saturn the next planet in revolves around the sun in 29 years.
No. All of the planets rotate. Uranus is unique in that, compared to the other planets, Uranus rotates on its side.
It is the only such planet in our Solar system.
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Uranus.
Uranus. It is tipped over on its side at 98°
Uranus has several special features. It has 11 rings and almost no cloud cover. It is also the only planet that rotates on its side.
Uranus.
Its rings are vertical and it rotates around on its side.
Uranus is the only planet which rotates on its side, with an axial tilt of 97.86 degrees.
uranus rotates on it's side
Uranus is the planet that rotates on its side. It takes Uranus 84 Earth years to fully revolve around the Sun.
Uranus rotates nearly on its 'side'.
Uranus is the only outer planet (and only planet in our solar system) that rotates on its side.
Uranus.
Uranus, with a tilt of 98°. All planets have some tilt, but Uranus' tilt is so extreme, it rotates on its side.
Uranus.
Uranus
The planet Uranus spins on its side.
It rotates on its side, relative to the plane of the solar system. It is the only planet in the solar system that does this.
Uranus, though unfortunately no one really knows why. Pluto also has a horizontal axis so it rolls on its side as well. However, Pluto is now classified as a dwarf planet so Uranus is the only planet of the 7 that spins this way.