Uranus Team 3

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UranUS


Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. The name of the planet comes from Ouranos – god of the sky in the Greek mythology rather than Roman mythology like the other planets, from the Latinized version of the Greek god of the sky, Ouranos. Uranus has a ring system, a magnetosphere and numerous moons. URANUS


Internal structure of the planet

Construction of Uranus

Composition of the atmosphere Coat Hydrogen

Helium

Methane Atmosphere Kernel


EXPLORER

DATE OF DISCOVERY

LENGHT OF SUN

ROTATION TIME

ROTATION SPEED

TEMPERATURE

WILLIAM HERSCHEL

13. 03.1781

2 870 972 220 km

17hour 14minute 24second

9320 km/h

68K


Orbital period around the Sun is 84.02 years, and the period of rotation around its axis 17 h 15 min. Stellar year on Uranium lasts for 84 years.


Temperature

Uranus’ temperature range from -271 ° C to about -213 ° C, depending on the zone. Only by the large temperature difference uranium distance between the two poles is leveled and is not greater than several tens of degrees.


Moons Uranus has 27 known moons. Almost all circle the extremely round and regular orbits.


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