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Why does one side of Uranus get 42 years of light while the other gets 42 years of darkness?
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Uranus' axis is tilted almost 90 degrees.
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What are facts about Uranus and its relationship to Earth?
# Uranus is a planet. # It has rings around it. # Uranus' rings might have formed from broken moons. # Since it lies on its side, the North Pole gets 42 years of daylight while the South Pole gets 43 years of darkness.
How long does it take to sunrise and sunset in Uranus?
Since Uranus has a 92% tilt on its axis, the sun sets every 42 years. One side of Uranus faces the sun for 42 years while the other side faces darkness at the same time. Then when 42 years go by, this reverses.
Why is Uranus' orbit peculiar?
Uranus rolls around the sun like a ball while all the other planets spin.
Methane gives what planet there color?
Methane absorbs the red and yellow light on Uranus and Neptune, while the clouds of these planets reflect the green and blue light
Is Uranus Bigger than Neptune?
The Radius from the Center of Neptune is 24,622 km, (15,299 mi) while it is 25,362 km, (15,759 mi) for Uranus. So Uranus is bigger than Neptune, but Neptune has a greater mass. In other words Neptune is smaller but denser. Neptune has a radius of 3.88 Earth radii while Neptune has a radius of 4.01 Earth radii. In terms of mass, Neptune is 17.15 Earth masses while Uranus has 14.536 Earth masses.
What are facts about Uranus and its relationship to Earth?
# Uranus is a planet. # It has rings around it. # Uranus' rings might have formed from broken moons. # Since it lies on its side, the North Pole gets 42 years of daylight while the South Pole gets 43 years of darkness.
How long does it take to sunrise and sunset in Uranus?
Since Uranus has a 92% tilt on its axis, the sun sets every 42 years. One side of Uranus faces the sun for 42 years while the other side faces darkness at the same time. Then when 42 years go by, this reverses.
What is in darkness?
Darkness is the absence of light. If you turn out the light in your room, for example, your room will contain the same things as it did while there was light, but you simply can't see them.
Why is Uranus' orbit peculiar?
Uranus rolls around the sun like a ball while all the other planets spin.
What is an electronic darkness detector?
The polar opposite of a light detector. They are in fact the same thing, but one makes a circuit when light is detected, while the other makes a circuit when light is not detected. Security cameras will use a light detector to switch between night vision mode to normal mode. Light security systems also employ darkness detectors.
Why did Macbeth tell darkness to hide?
Darkness represents evil, while light represents good. Macbeth told darkness to hide because he didn't really want to commit murder, yet he knew his desire to be King (darkness) might overrule his wish to do good (light).
Methane gives what planet there color?
Methane absorbs the red and yellow light on Uranus and Neptune, while the clouds of these planets reflect the green and blue light
Is Uranus Bigger than Neptune?
The Radius from the Center of Neptune is 24,622 km, (15,299 mi) while it is 25,362 km, (15,759 mi) for Uranus. So Uranus is bigger than Neptune, but Neptune has a greater mass. In other words Neptune is smaller but denser. Neptune has a radius of 3.88 Earth radii while Neptune has a radius of 4.01 Earth radii. In terms of mass, Neptune is 17.15 Earth masses while Uranus has 14.536 Earth masses.
Would you feel heavy or light on Uranus?
You would feel heavier. The acceleration due to gravity on Uranus is 10.72, while the acceleration due to gravity of Earth is 9.8 m/s2 (or 9.81, it depends on who you ask.).
Uranus compared to earth?
There are a few similarities, including a gravity of 88% earth's, large amounts of water in the planet, a strong magnetic field, and a light blue atmosphere.
Why is Dark Magician of Chaos banned but Dedication through Light and Darkness not in Yu-Gi-Oh?
It is true that while Dark Magician of Chaos is banned, Dedication through Light and Darkness is useless, but that's not reason to ban it. Why ban a card no one will use?
If light has a velocity what is the velocity of darkness?
Darkness is simply the absence of light. It doesn't make much sense to talk about the "velocity of darkness". Velocity of light means that light doesn't go instantly from one place to another. If you turn on a flashlight - assuming the turning on itself is instantaneous! - the light won't immediately flood the whole room; it takes a while for the light waves to do so. However, the speed of light is so great that it would take only a few nanoseconds - too fast for a human to notice a delay.
