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10 Amazing Facts about Uranus Planet

Uranus, the gas (and ice) giant, is a fascinating planet. Here are some of the most amazing facts about Uranus Planet.

Azlan Ahmad by Azlan Ahmad
February 18, 2022 - Updated on April 23, 2022
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Uranus is the planet closest to the Sun. It is not visible to the human eye and was the first planet to be discovered using a telescope. With an axial tilt of 98 degrees, Uranus is tipped over on its side. In this post, we have compiled a list of some of the most amazing facts about Uranus Planet.

Uranus is the third-largest planet in our Solar System in terms of size, fourth-largest in terms of mass, and one of the least dense. It’s also the only planet in the Solar System whose name is derived from Greek (rather than Roman) mythology.

However, these basic facts are simply the tip of the iceberg. When it comes down to it, Uranus is packed with fascinating and intriguing details, from its numerous moons to its ring system and the composition of its aqua atmosphere.

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Check out these amazing facts about Uranus planet-

1. Uranus spins once every 17 hours and 14 minutes on its axis. It, like Venus, travels backward in time, in the opposite direction of Earth and the other six planets.

2. In 1781, Sir William Herschel made the first official discovery of Uranus. Herschel initially mistook it for a comet, but it was confirmed as a planet several years later. Herschel attempted to have King George III’s finding titled “Georgian Sidus.” Johann Bode, an astronomer, proposed the name Uranus. The name Ouranos is derived from the ancient Greek god Ouranos.

3. Uranus orbits the Sun once every 84 years on Earth. During certain periods of its orbit, one or both of its poles point straight at the Sun, receiving around 42 years of direct sunlight. They remain in complete darkness the rest of the time.

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4. The planet Uranus is commonly referred to as an “ice giant.” It has a hydrogen upper layer with helium mixed in, just as the other gas giants. A rock and ice core are surrounded by an icy “mantle” beneath that. Water, ammonia, and methane ice crystals make up the planet’s upper atmosphere, which gives it its pale blue hue.

5. Uranus features the Solar System’s second most spectacular ring system. The rings of Uranus are quite black, unlike Saturn’s particles, which are formed of brilliant ice. They’re also quite thin, measuring only a few kilometers in width. The rings of Uranus, according to astronomers, are quite young and developed relatively recently, rather than with the planet.

6. Uranus has the coldest temperatures of any planet in the solar system. Uranus is the coldest planet in the solar system, with a minimum atmospheric temperature of -224°C (-371°F). While Neptune is not as frigid as Uranus, it is cooler on average. The high atmosphere of Uranus is obscured by a methane haze, which obscures the cloud decks’ storms.

7. Uranus has only had one spacecraft pass through it. The Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by the planet in 1986 at a distance of 81,500 kilometers. It sent back the first photographs of the planet, its moons, and rings up close.

8. There are 27 moons around Uranus, the most of them are named after characters from Shakespeare’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. Titania, Oberon, Miranda, Ariel, and Umbriel are the names of the five primary moons. Umbriel is the “melancholy sprite” in a poem by Alexander Pope, not Shakespeare.

9. Uranus’ surface gravity is very similar to that of Earth. On Uranus, a 200-pound guy would weigh roughly 172 pounds.

10. Uranus’ wind velocity can reach 900 km/h (560 mph).

A limited amount of rocky components are assumed to make up Uranus’ core. This is then enveloped by an ice, ammonia, and methane mantle. In comparison to the terrestrial planets, Uranus is still relatively undiscovered, but we now know more about it than ever before, despite the fact that we’ve only had one spacecraft in its neighborhood. Some of the most amazing facts about Uranus Planet are mentioned above. Let us know your thoughts on Uranus in the comment section below.

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