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Uranus

Uranus. By Fariha. Facts. Pictures. Moons. About Uranus. It is the 7th. planet in orbit. Uranus is a Gas Giant. Uranus is 1.7 billion miles from the sun. Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781. Facts #2. The diameter of Uranus 32,000 miles.

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Uranus

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  1. Uranus By Fariha Facts Pictures Moons

  2. About Uranus • It is the 7th planet in orbit • Uranus is a Gas Giant Uranus is 1.7 billion miles from the sun • Uranus was discovered by William Herschel in 1781

  3. Facts #2 The diameter of Uranus 32,000 miles • It’s temperature is usually -350 F or -212 C It has .889 times Earthsgravity

  4. Facts#3 • Uranus’s year is 84 Earth years long Uranus’s day is 17hours and 14minutes long Uranus has 21 discovered moons. Scientists think there are more

  5. Facts # 4 • Uranus is 83% hydrogen15% helium and 2% methane. Methane is a gas found in swamps on Earth. Methane makes Uranus look bluish green • Uranus was visited by only 1 spacecraft, Voyager 2 • Uranus is unlike any other planet. Its axis spins on its side. Scientists think Uranus was hit by an Earth sized object a long time ago

  6. Pictures of my planet This is a picture of Uranus taken by a special camera showing its clouds This is a picture of Uranus taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft as it was leaving the greenish blue color on Uranus is methane and high altitude photo chemical smog

  7. Moons Miranda Ariel These are only 5 of the 21 or more of the moons of Uranus Umbriel Titania Oberon

  8. Bibliography • These are my reference sources: • websites • http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov • Author starchild team • http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/ • Author Bill Arnett/date 7/22/01 • Books • Nasa Facts sheet by Nasa date 2001 • Uranus by Larry D. Brimmer • Date 1999

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