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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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Who was Uranus discovered by?
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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.
Is Uranus an upside down planet?
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Thousands of years ago, Uranus was hit by a massive asteroid.
Plantes larger than Uranus?
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- Jupiter - larger
- Saturn - larger
- Uranus - larger
- Neptune - larger
Why life not possible in uranus?
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Yes uranus is the only other planet which can support life because it has just the right temperature although it doesn't have any oxygen. In 1972 an astronaut actually set foot on uranus but he was crushed by the pressure and died.
In Greek mythology where does Uranus live?
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The Greek name for Uranus is Ouranus, who is the personification of the sky. He is the husband of Gaea and the father of the Titans.
What chemicals or compounds make up Uranus?
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The atmosphere of Uranus is composed of 83% hydrogen, 15% helium, 2% methane and small amounts of acetylene and other hydrocarbons. Methane in the upper atmosphere absorbs red light, giving Uranus its blue-green color. =-) there u go (i had to a report along time ago lol)
Are there any landforms in Uranus?
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No there are not. There is no land in Uranus. It is a gas planet.
How would a human being fare on Uranus?
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what would happen if they are protected:if people wear full astronomical equipment , then they should fear no harm. they must have full protection and a very big oxygen bottle for them to breath properly. Uranus may be very cold so this is the reason why astonomical equipment shall just do the trick. what would happen if ther are not protected: If they don't protect themselves they may freeze to death, die because there is no oxygen, die because of no protection, and many more which could lead to death.
How much rainfall on Uranus?
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None. It is an ice-cold planet and even if there were clouds containing water, it would be way too cold to fall as rain. And no, it doesn't snow on Uranus either. Last time someone counted, there were 6 clouds above the whole of the planet. The planet is basically an enormous ball of ice.
Why are Uranus' rings sideways?
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Uranus is the sideways planet in our solar system.
How fast do frontal systems move?
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cold fronts move faster at a rate of 35-50 miles per hour and warm fronts move at a rate of 17-35 miles per hour
Where is Uranus in the night sky?
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It can't be seen at the moment from earth as it is on the opposite side of our solar system. It is where the sun is. Give it a few month though and we will be able to see it again as the earth progresses around the sun.
Which orbit is Uranus in?
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Uranus is the seventh planet in our Solar System. It is in orbit around the Sun.
How far away is Uranus from then sun?
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Uranus' distance from the Sun is 2876679082 km. Rounded to 2.88 billion km
That's the average distance (approximately), because the orbit is an ellipse not
a circle, of course.
How many hours does it take Uranus to revolve around the sun?
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739,178 hours for one orbit of our sun (84 years and 4 months).
What is the planet Uranus atmosphere like?
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The atmosphere of Uranus, like those of the larger gas giants, Jupiter and Saturn, is composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. At depth it is significantly enriched in volatiles (dubbed "ices") such as water, ammonia and methane. The opposite is true for the upper atmosphere, which contains very few gases heavier than hydrogen and helium due to its low temperature. Uranus's atmosphere is the coldest of all the planets, with its temperature reaching as low as 49 K.
The Uranian atmosphere can be divided into three main layers: the troposphere, between altitudes of −300[a] and 50 km and pressures from 100 to 0.1 bar; the stratosphere, spanning altitudes between 50 and 4000 km and pressures of between 0.1 and 10−10 bar; and the hot thermosphere (and exosphere) extending from an altitude of 4,000 km to several Uranian radii from the nominal surface at 1 bar pressure.[1] Unlike Earth's, Uranus's atmosphere has no mesosphere.
The troposphere hosts four cloud layers: methane clouds at about 1.2 bar, hydrogen sulfide and ammonia clouds at 3-10 bar, ammonium hydrosulfide clouds at 20-40 bar, and finally water clouds below 50 bar. Only the upper two cloud layers have been observed directly-the deeper clouds remain speculative. Above the clouds lie several tenuous layers of photochemical haze. Discrete bright tropospheric clouds are rare on Uranus, probably due to sluggish convection in the planet's interior. Nevertheless observations of such clouds were used to measure the planet's zonal winds, which are remarkably fast with speeds up to 240 m/s.
Little is known about the Uranian atmosphere as to date only one spacecraft, Voyager 2, which passed by the planet in 1986, has studied it in detail. No other missions to Uranus are currently scheduled.
Does Uranus have more rings than any other planet?
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Uranus has 13 rings.
Saturn also has 13 rings.
So that means Uranus does not.
(I think....)
How do you write 1.8 billion miles?
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1,800,000,000 miles
1 billion has nine zeros, so to write 1.8 billion in numbers you would simply need to move the decimal point nine places to the right, which would give you 1,800,000,000.
Uranus is part of what four planets?
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Uranus is what we consider to be an outer planet. The five, not four Outer planets are: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. However, this question can be answered in another way since it's been left wide open. Uranus is apart of the ringed planets. There are four planets that contain Rings: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. I'm not entirely sure as to how you mean this question, but I hope I answered it.
