Exploring Uranus: The Unique Ice Giant of Our Solar System
Uranus is a fascinating icy planet located 2,870,990 km from the Sun, classified as a rocky ice giant. It has a diameter of 51,118 km, making it the 3rd or 4th largest planet in our solar system. With an extremely cold temperature of -220°C (-357°F), Uranus orbits the Sun in about 0.7 Earth days. It has 27 known moons and rings, likely formed from a giant asteroid impact that altered its axial tilt. Its atmosphere consists of 5% helium. Discover the mysteries and characteristics of this unique planet!
Exploring Uranus: The Unique Ice Giant of Our Solar System
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Uranus By Nathan Crossman
What Uranus is like Uranus is like a rocky ice planet. The temprature is -220 C /-357 F It has 27 moons -0.7 days is In a year
Distance from the sun • Its distance from the sun is 2,870,990 km • 19.18AU
Uranus’s size • The diameter is 51,118 km compared to other gashouses planets it is the 3rd or 4th largest
Other stuff about my planet • 5% of Uranus is helium • Some scientists bereave a giant asteroid almost tie size of Pluto hit the side of Uranus making the poles face the sun and make its rings and its 27 moons
Sources • The solar system poster • Atlas of the universe • Planetary Science Resources