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Planet Uranus

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and the third largest planet in the solar system. It is the only planet in the solar system that spins sideways. It was the first planet discovered using the telescope.

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What year was the Cassini sent to Uranus?

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The Cassini probe never went to Uranus. It went to Saturn. It was launched in 1997 and reached Saturn in 2004.

Why is the planet uranus blue in color?

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The third-most-abundant component of Uranus's atmosphere is methane.

Methane has prominent absorption bands in the visible and near-infrared (IR) bands which means that the main colors it reflects are blue-ish (reds and yellows are heavily absorbed).

What is the element for Uranus?

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The planet Uranus' atmosphere contains primarily two gaseous elements. These two elements are Hydrogen (H) and Helium (He). It also contains methane (a combination of two elements - Hydrogen and Carbon - CH4). This gives Uranus it's aquamarine colour.

What was Uranus origionally called?

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The planet Uranus' original name was Georgium Sidus. The name was chosen by Herschel in honor of King George III.

What is the equator for Uranus?

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yes u are

How many hours for Uranus to rotate on its axis?

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Uranus rotates on it's axis approximately every 24 and 37 minutes.

How many planets away from the sun is Uranus?

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Mercury

Venus

Earth

Mars

Jupiter

Saturn

Uranus

Neptune

[Pluto]

Answer: Seven

What god is Uranus named after?

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It is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus the father of Kronos (Saturn) and grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter).

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Which astronomer discovered the orbit of planets?

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Newton

Copernicus is credited for hypothesizing the heliocentric solar system. Kepler had the equations to determine the orbits, but didn't know "why" these figures worked. Galileo's observations confirmed these things, but it was Newton's laws of motion that explained the "why."

What is the meaning the name of Uranus?

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It is from the Greek word (ouranos) for "sky", or "heavens".

The first planet discovered that was not known in ancient times, Uranus was named for the god of Heaven, Uranus, father of the Titans (Greek ouranos, "sky", or "heavens") and therefore grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter).

The planet was discovered and identified as a planet in 1781. It had been observed before, but mistaken for a star in 1690 when John Flamsteed catalogued it as 34 Tauri. The discoverer, Herschel, proposed calling it Georgium Sidus, "George's Star," in honour of his patron, King George III of England. Therefore the planet was known in England in the 1780s as the Georgian Planet, but French astronomers began calling it Herschel.

German astronomer Johann Bode proposed Uranus, in conformity with other planet names. However, the name didn't become common usage until around 1850.

How much would it cost to go to Uranus?

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If you just went to the planet and came back without venturing down below you would need funds for the ship itself, food, water, oxygen, fuel, and also keep in mind they'll be gone for over 2 years.

Is Uranus a small or big planet?

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It is more big than small, with a diameter of 49,000 km, not quite as big as Neptune.

Length of one planetary day on Uranus?

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The planet Uranus spins on its axis just a little slower than once every 17 hours. Because the axis of the planet is sideways in relation to its orbit, (Uranus spins on its side), daylight lasts for about earth 70 days, and darkness last for about earth 70 days.

Is uranus made of ice?

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Uranus has water in the form of water vapor, liquid water and solid ice.

- The upper atmosphere of Uranus contains traces of water vapor.

- Further down there is a cloud layer composed of water clouds (as well as layers of ammonia and methane clouds.)

- The core of Uranus is composed of water ice, ammonia ice, and rocks.

Scientists believe that, because of the tremendous pressure, there is a very large, very hot ocean of liquid water and ammonia down on the surface of this giant "Ice Planet"!

What percent larger or smaller is Uranus than Earth?

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Uranus is one of the gas giants, but is not as big as some of the other gas giants, like Jupiter. Earth is far, far smaller than Uranus.

How did Uranus get its tilt?

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One theory is that Uranus got hit multiple times by objects such as asteroids.

Have any man made satellites been sent to Uranus?

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There haven't been any specific space probes sent to Neptune for a Neptunian mission, like Cassini for Saturn and Galileo for Jupiter. However, the Voyager 2 space probe passed by Neptune in 1989 on its way out of the solar system and sent back pictures and information showing it to be an odd planet indeed.

The Voyager Interstellar Mission, controlled by the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, CA, is still in contact with both Voyager spacecraft via the Deep Space Network, a huge array of globally interlinked radio telescopes that use their combined capability to communicate with them.

Voyager 1 and 2 were originally programmed to visit Saturn and Jupiter, but Voyager 2's trajectory was altered to visit Neptune and Uranus also, and remains the only spacecraft to have visited either planet. (Voyager 1 was flown past Saturn's moon Titan instead.)

Why is Uranus' ocean hot?

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Uranus' ocean is hot due to the atmosphere in the planet. The surface is said to be made of an ocean that is very hot at extremely high temperatures.

How many space probes does Uranus have?

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There is currently one active NASA probe.

There were no space probes actively studying Mercury following the initial one, Mariner 10, in 1974 and 1975. The NASA probe MESSENGER made two fly-bys and began orbiting and mapping Mercury in March, 2011.

Why are the rings up and down on Uranus?

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Uranus is different from any other planet in the Solar System in that its axis of rotation is tilted 98 degrees. It is nearly parallel to the ecliptic. Uranus appears to be tipped on its side. This has some interesting effects on the planet. The Sun shines alternately on the poles and equatorial regions of the planet rather than constantly shining on its equatorial regions, as on Earth. Astronomers are not sure what accounts for this strange position. One theory suggests that a massive collision with another planet-sized body may have knocked Uranus on its side. This collision is believed to have taken place very early in the Solar System's history. Another strange fact about Uranus is that its magnetic field is tilted at a 60-degree angle to its axis of rotation. This angle is only 12 degrees on Earth. An interesting effect of Uranus' sideways tilt is that the tail of the planet's magnetic field is twisted like a corkscrew.

Who was Uranus discovered by?

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Accidental discovery of UranusUranus was discovered by William Herschel, who made the announcement on March 13, 1781. It was discovered accidentally while working on a star mapping project. It is also the first planet identified as a planet by using a telescope.

Uranus is the the third-largest and fourth most massive planet in the solar system.

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What is the mass of uranus in km?

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kilometers - km, is a unit for distance, and can't be used to measure mass.