1.
The Voyager II space probe flew by Uranus in 1986.
It sent many interesting pictures back to earth.
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cool
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that sucks
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2.
Uranus rotates on its side rather than from its poles.
During the orbit around the sun Uranus spends 42 years with the north pole point to the sun and then 42 years later the south pole is pointing to the sun.
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3.
In 1977 it was discovered Uranus has 5 rings.
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it actually has 13. I am 9 years old.
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4.
The winds on Uranus can reach speeds of over 650 miles an hour.
That is faster than any on earth.
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5.
Uranus atmosphere is made up of helium and hydrogen gasses.
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6.
Uranus is over 5 times larger than earth.
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It is actually 19 times bigger.
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7.
The average temperture on Uranus is 350 degrees below Zero.
That equals about minus 210 degrees Celsius.
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8.
Uranus doesn't have a hard surface like earth.
It has a solid inner core surrounded by gasses.
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9.
Uranus gets it green color from the methane gas in its upper atmosphere.
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10.
Uranus has at least 18 moons.
Scientists think there are more.
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there are twenty seven
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11.
Uranus's day is shorter than earths.
It only takes 17 hours and 14 minutes to rotate where as the earth takes 24 hours to rotate.
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12.
Uranus is name after the Greek God of the Sky.
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and heaven
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13.
It is almost 2 million miles away from the sun.
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14.
Uranus is the third largest planet in our solar system.
Behind Jupiter and Saturn.
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15.
Not much is known about Uranus but, there will be a new telescope in the sky soon to help scientist learn more.
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16.
It takes 83 earth years for Uranus to revolve around the sun.
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17.
Uranus's rings and moons are kept close to each other by gravity.
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18.
In 1999, scientists discovered 3 more moons.
Uranus could have as many as 21 moons.
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19.
Since 1977, scientists have discovered six more rings.
To date, there are 11 rings around Uranus
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20.
The 5 largest moons have names.
Titania, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel and Oberon.
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