{ Uranus By: Monica, Myka, Trevor and Chance

Moons Of Uranus There are many moon of Uranus, which are Titania, Miranda, Oberon, Ariel, Umbriel, Punk, Juliet, Cordelia, Ophelia, Desdemona, Cressida, Cupid, Perdita, Mab, Portia, Francisco, Margaret, Bianca, Belinda, Rosalina, Trinculo, Sycorax, Stephano, Prospero, Stebos, Caliban, and last but not least Ferdinand. There are 27 moons! Titania is Uranus's largest moon. Ferdinand is Uranus’s smallest moon.

Characteristics of Uranus 7 th planet from the sun Radius: 15,759 miles (25,362 km) Mass: 86.81E24 kg (Earth’s Mass: 14.54) Uranus is the coldest planet -224 Celsius Color: Blue Distance from the sun: 1,787,000,000 miles (2,877,000,000 km)

Rotation Uranus rotates once every 17 hours 14 minutes and 24 seconds Uranus is the only planet that rotates on its side Orbital period is 84 years!!!

What type of planet is Uranus? Uranus is mostly a gas planet made up of hydrogen, small amounts of rocky material (mostly at their core) This gas planet is a ball of ice If you were to land a space craft on Uranus, it would sink down through the upper atmosphere of hydrogen and helium, into the liquid icy center

Inside Uranus The first layer of Uranus contains hydrogen, helium, and methane The second layer is liquid hydrogen The third layer contains icy water, ammonia and methane The last layer is the core which is made up of molten rock

Rings Of Uranus Rings were discovered from earth in 1977 by James L. Elliot, Edward W. Dunham, and Jessica Mink Uranus has at least 11 rings The rings of Uranus are relatively dark The names of the rings are Ring 1986 U2R, Ring 6, Ring 5, Ring 4, Alpha Ring, Beta Ring, Eta Ring, Gemma Ring, Delta Ring, Ring 1986 U1R, Epsilon Ring

Why is it named Uranus? Uranus is named after the ancient Greek deity of the sky Uranus, the father of Cronus (Saturn) and grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter), which in Latin became Uranus. It is the only planet whose name is derived from a figure from Greek mythology rather than Roman mythology.

Discovery of Uranus William Herschel discovered Uranus 200 years ago Was a German born British astronomer and composer Born November 15, 1738, Hanover, Germany Died August 25,1822, Slough, United Kingdom Discovered: Mimas, Uranus, Enceladus, Titania, Oberon