UranusUranus

The size of UranusThe size of Uranus

• The diameter of Uranus is 31,765 miles or 51,118 kilometers which is about four times the diameter of Earth and Uranus is the third largest planet in the solar system.

How far is Uranus from How far is Uranus from the sunthe sun Uranus is an average distance of Uranus is an average distance of

1,783,939,400 miles or 1,783,939,400 miles or 2,870,972,200 kilometers from 2,870,972,200 kilometers from the sun. The closest Uranus gets the sun. The closest Uranus gets to the sun is 1,699,800,000 miles to the sun is 1,699,800,000 miles or 2,735,560,000 kilometers.or 2,735,560,000 kilometers.

How many moonsHow many moons

Uranus has 27 moons that we know Uranus has 27 moons that we know of. The five large moons are called of. The five large moons are called Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon. Titania is the largest moon Oberon. Titania is the largest moon of Uranus and it is covered with of Uranus and it is covered with small craters, a few large craters, small craters, a few large craters, and very rough rocks.and very rough rocks.

RingsRings

Uranus has 9 brighter rings as well as Uranus has 9 brighter rings as well as several fainter rings. Some of the several fainter rings. Some of the larger rings are surrounded by belts larger rings are surrounded by belts of fine dust. The outermost ring is of fine dust. The outermost ring is made up of ice boulders several feet made up of ice boulders several feet across. The rings may have been across. The rings may have been formed by the break up of a small formed by the break up of a small moon moon

GravityGravity

Although Uranus is much larger than Although Uranus is much larger than Earth, its surface gravity is less than Earth, its surface gravity is less than the surface gravity on Earth. The the surface gravity on Earth. The surface gravity on Uranus is about surface gravity on Uranus is about 86% of the surface gravity on Earth, 86% of the surface gravity on Earth, so if you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, so if you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 86 pounds on you would weigh 86 pounds on Uranus. Uranus.

What made up ofWhat made up of

Uranus is made up of gases and is not solid Uranus is made up of gases and is not solid like Earth. This makes Uranus very light for like Earth. This makes Uranus very light for its size. Uranus' atmosphere is made up of its size. Uranus' atmosphere is made up of hydrogen, helium and methane. hydrogen, helium and methane.

How oldHow old

• Uranus was formed at the same time Uranus was formed at the same time as the rest of the solar system, from as the rest of the solar system, from a large spinning disk of gas and dust. a large spinning disk of gas and dust. Astronomers think that all this Astronomers think that all this happened about 4.6 billion years happened about 4.6 billion years ago! So Uranus is about 4.6 billion ago! So Uranus is about 4.6 billion years old. years old.

Why is Uranus blue?Why is Uranus blue?

The methane in Uranus' upper The methane in Uranus' upper atmosphere absorbs the red light atmosphere absorbs the red light from the sun but reflects the blue from the sun but reflects the blue light from the sun back into space. light from the sun back into space.

How long does it take How long does it take to get to Uranus from to get to Uranus from Earth?Earth? Voyager 2 took almost nine and a Voyager 2 took almost nine and a

half years to reach Uranus.half years to reach Uranus.

How long does it take Uranus to go How long does it take Uranus to go around the sun?around the sun?

Uranus revolves or orbits around the sun Uranus revolves or orbits around the sun once every 84 Earth years, or once every once every 84 Earth years, or once every 30,687 Earth days. Uranus travels at an 30,687 Earth days. Uranus travels at an average speed of 15,290 miles per hour or average speed of 15,290 miles per hour or 24,607 kilometers per hour in its orbit 24,607 kilometers per hour in its orbit around the sun.around the sun.

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