Uranus

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Uranus
By Danielle Varone and Kayla Sanchez
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Fun Facts

• Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and the
  third largest planet by diameter.
• Distance from the Sun 1,783,939,400 miles
  (2,870,972,170 km)
• Length of year is 30,687 days
• Average temperature -357 degrees F
• (-216 degrees C)

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The Big Blue Planet

• Uranus atmosphere is about 83 hydrogen and 15
  helium and 2 methane.
• Its bright blue-green color comes from methane
  gas and its atmosphere (hence the blue planet)
• Uranus is a gas planet.
• Uranus has 11 known rings. These dark circles are
  composed of fine dust as well as large particles.
• Uranus brightest ring is known as the Epsilon
  ring.
• Uranus has 21 named moons and 6 unnamed moons.
• Uranus spins on its side, unlike most other
  planets and moons in the solar system.

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Uranus' Facts

• Uranus may have an ocean beneath its clouds.
• It has a large rocky core, and because of the
  tremendous pressure it could possibly contain
  trillions of large diamonds.
• Uranus is the ancient Greek God of the Heavens
  the earliest supreme god.
• Uranus is half the size of Jupiter.
• Uranus is sometimes visible with the naked eye on
  a very clear night.
• Uranus is fairly easy to see with binoculars.
• This is the symbol of Uranus

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Presented on October 30, 2008