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1 Uranus By: Paige Polter

2 Symbol

3 How did Uranus get its name?
William Herschel wanted to name the planet Gerogeian sidus after king George||| Instead named after the Greek god of the sky

4 Discovery William Herschel March, 13th 1781
Found with an aid of telescope, William Herschel thought it was a comet or a star

5 Distance Order from sun: 7th Distance form sun: 2,869.6km
Distance from earth: 2.88billion km

6 Planet measurements Mass: 8.6810 x 10^25kg Volume: 6.83344 x 10^13km^2
Density: g/cm^3 Would your planet float or sink? Sink. The density is higher then 1 Gravity: 29.1ft/s^2

7 Atmosphere Hydrogen (H2), Helium (He), and Methane (CH4) Thin

8 Orbit and Rotation Orbit sun: 1,783,744,300 miles Axis: hours

9 Temperature Temperature: -357F
Compared to earth and Florida: it is very cold

10 Composition and Appearance
Type of Planet: Gas Giant, not solid Internal composition: Small, Rocky core Bright blue color on the surface, has a smooth surface.

11 Weather Cold winds Bands of clouds that blow around rapidly.

12 Rings 13 rings The first 2 rings were announced December 22 ,2005

13 Moons 27 moons Created between

14 Water 80% and more is hot dense fluid of icy material (water, methane and amnonia)

15 What would happen if a human travels to Uranus?
The can not because it is a gas giant.


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