Uranus

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Uranus

• By Kayla L. and McKenzie R.

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History

• Uranus was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel
• Uranus is the Lord of Skies and the Husband of
  Earth

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Statistics

• 84.02 years to orbit
• 30.684 days to orbit the sun
• 17.2 hours for one rotation
• Distance from the sun is 2,870,972,200 km
• 27 moons
• volume- 59,142,000,000,000 km
• mass- 86,849,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg
• Uranus is the seventh planet
• 3rd largest planet

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Interesting Facts

• Uranus was the first planet that was found by a
  telescope
• Uranus has WATER, TOO!!!
• Pronunciation yoor-un-us
• Symbol (check picture)

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Physical Appearance

• Methane is what gives Uranus its color
• Uranus is mostly made of gas
• 11 rings
• Brightest clouds
• Atmosphere-hydrogen, helium, and a small amount
  of methane
• Uranus gets its blue-green color from the methane
  gas
• Temperature -357 degrees
• The rings are made of an unknown black material
  and are very thin
• design

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Bibliography

• Webpath express
• Encyclopedia
• Media Catalog