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How much do you know about Uranus ? (It’s A gas giant)

How much do you know about Uranus ? (It’s A gas giant). Prithvi Ravi Alex dos Santos Zach Willard Michael Kilinc. Characteristics. Jovian Tilt 98-dregrees Direction of Rotation Retrograde (Exception) Length of Day 17 hours and 14 minutes Length of Year 84 Earth years

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How much do you know about Uranus ? (It’s A gas giant)

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  1. How much do you know about Uranus?(It’s A gas giant) PrithviRavi Alex dos Santos Zach Willard Michael Kilinc

  2. Characteristics • Jovian • Tilt • 98-dregrees • Direction of Rotation • Retrograde (Exception) • Length of Day • 17 hours and 14 minutes • Length of Year • 84 Earth years • Distance from Sun • 7,997,659,927 Miles (19.218 AUs)

  3. Characteristics CTD. • Average Temperature • Day • -193 Kelvin • Night • -193 Kelvin • Mass Comparison • 8.686E25 (14.5 Earths) • Density Comparison • 1.27 g/cm^3 (.2305 Earth’s) • Structure and Composition • Gaseous

  4. Questions • Atmosphere • No atmosphere. Surface is topmost layer. • Rings • Yes. • Celestial particles range from fine dust to 10 meter wide rocks. • Surface features • Surface is blue color. • All gas. • 83% Hydrogen • 15% Helium • 2% Methane

  5. Questions CTD. • Moons • 27 known moons. • Cordelia (closest) • Ferdinand (Farthest) • 4 show volcanic activity • 9 could have been their own planets • Discover(er) • William Hershal • March 13, 1781 • Visits • Voyager 2 • January 24th, 1986

  6. Hubble Finds Additional Moons and Rings Around Uranus

  7. Sources • http://planetfacts.org/surface-of-uranus/ • burro.cwru.edu/stu/uranus_moons.html • http://nineplanets.org/uranus.html • http://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/watkins/solarspin.htm • http://www.userlogos.org/files/backgrounds/Mafia_Penguin/uranus4.jpg

  8. Sources CTD. • http://www.astro-observer.com/solarsystem/uranus/stats.html • http://www.universetoday.com/18879/density-of-uranus/ • http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/Uranus_ring.html

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