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Learn about Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun and the third-largest ice giant. Discover its structure, composition, rings, moons, history, and fun facts.
- Structure and Surface
- Time on Uranus
- Uranus' Neighbors
- Quick History
- What Does Uranus Look like?
Uranus is surrounded by a set of 13 rings.Uranus is an ice giant (instead of a gas giant). It is mostly made of flowing icy materials above a solid core.Uranus has a thick atmosphere made of methane, hydrogen, and helium.Uranus is the only planet that spins on its side.One day on Uranus lasts a little over 17 hours (17 hours and 14 minutes, to be exact).One year on Uranus is the same as 84 years on Earth. That’s a long time to wait for a birthday cake.Uranus has 28 known moons.Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. That means Saturn and Neptune are Uranus’ neighboring planets.Uranus was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel in Great Britain.Uranus has only been visited by Voyager 2.This picture shows Uranus surrounded by its four major rings and by 10 of its moons. This image has colors added to show the different altitudes and thicknesses of clouds in the atmosphere. Green and blue areas show where the atmosphere is clear and sunlight can get through. The yellow and grey parts have thicker clouds. Orange and red colors mean ...
Learn about Uranus, the seventh planet from the sun and the third largest in diameter. Discover its name, formation, structure, atmosphere, moons, rings, and more.
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It was named after the Greek god of the sky. The planet Uranus, along with Neptune, Saturn, and Jupiter, are called gas giants. They are huge and made up mostly of gases. They do not have a solid surface. Physical Features. Size: 32,000 miles (51,000 kilometers).
- Uranus is a planet made out of gas. Not every planet has a rocky surface where you can stand on like Earth. All of the outer planets in the Solar system (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) are mostly made out of gas.
- It is a very cold planet. Being one of the planets that are farthest away from the Sun, Uranus does not get a lot of sunlight. The average temperature on the planet is -320°F (-190°C).
- Uranus has the same age as Earth. After the Sun formed. A big disc of dust and gas formed around it. When all of those tiny pieces of rock started to hit each other, they formed into bigger pieces, and after a long time, the planets formed from all that.
- Uranus has 27 moons. Big planets like Uranus tend to have more moons than smaller planets like Mars or Earth. This is because they have a greater gravity pull, which allows them to capture asteroids or comets into their orbit and keep them as natural satellites (or moons as we commonly call them).
Learn about the planet Uranus, the seventh most distant planet from the Sun and the first to be discovered with a telescope. Find out its size, moons, rings, temperature, rotation, and more.
A quick guide to the planet Uranus, which is composed of gas and water with a solid core. Its surface is surrounded by a dense fog. It has a greenish appearance and is often referred to as the ...
