Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and the third-largest and fourth most massive planet in the Solar System. It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god. Uranus the father of Kronos (Saturn) and grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter). Though it is visible to the naked eye like the five classical planets, it was never recognized as a planet by ancient observers because of its dimness and slow orbit. Sir William Herschel announced its discovery on March 13, 1781, expanding the known boundaries of the solar system for the first time in modern history. This was also the first discovery of a planet made using a telescope. Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune, and both have different compositions from those of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. As such, astronomers sometimes place them in a separate category, the "ice giants". Uranus's atmosphere, while similar to Jupiter's and Saturn's in being composed primarily of hydrogen and helium, contains a higher proportion of "ices" such as water, ammonia and methane, along with the usual traces of hydrocarbons. It is the coldest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System, with a minimum temperature of 49 K (−224 °C). It has a complex, layered cloud structure, with water thought to make up the lowest clouds, and methane thought to make up the uppermost layer of clouds. In contrast the interior of Uranus is mainly composed of ices and rock. Like the other giant planets, Uranus has a ring system, a magnetosphere, and numerous moons. The Uranian system has a unique configuration among the planets because its axis of rotation is tilted sideways, nearly into the plane of its revolution about the Sun. As such, its north and south poles lie where most other planets have their equators. Seen from Earth, Uranus's rings can sometimes appear to circle the planet like an Archery target and its moons revolve around it like the hands of a clock, though in 2007 and 2008 the rings appeared edge-on. In 1986, images from Voyager 2 showed Uranus as a virtually featureless planet in visible light without the cloud bands or storms associated with the other giants. However, terrestrial observers have seen signs of seasonal change and increased weather activity in recent years as Uranus approached its equinox. The wind speeds on Uranus can reach 250 meters per second (900 km/h, 560 mph).
they did not have a fist name for uranus they had numbers for uranus before uranus was named uranus
It has no scientific name. It was named Pluto and that was that.
Uranus is the 7th planet from the sun in our solar system.
No. The gravity of Uranus comes from Uranus's own mass.
Uranus is a outer of asteroid belt because if it was inner that would be closer to the sun but, Uranus is outer because if it was inner the sun will melt Uranus cuz Uranus is made out of ice so Uranus is outer.
Uranus was named after the Greek god Uranus.
It has no scientific name. It was named Pluto and that was that.
they did not have a fist name for uranus they had numbers for uranus before uranus was named uranus
well just go on google and type in uranus and then click on uranus there you see uranus.
Uranus was the sky god. His Roman name was Caelus.
no there is no weather on uranus
There are no mountains on uranus
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there are no sounds on uranus
Uranus is the 7th planet from the sun in our solar system.
yes...we get uranus and neptune. :) Americans get the moon? we get URANUS AND NEPTUNE.
No. The gravity of Uranus comes from Uranus's own mass.