George SandridgeGunnar Lacks

URANUS

HistorySir William Herschel announced its discovery

on March 13, 1781.It was originally classified as a comet.

LocationUranus is the 7th planet in

the Solar System.It is the third largest planet

after Jupiter and Saturn. It has the coldest planetary

atmosphere in the Solar System

RotationUranus moves around

the Sun with its rotation axis perpendicular to its orbit around the sun.

It is thought that a planet-sized body hit Uranus early in its history, thus tipping it over.

ColorUranus has a thick hydrogen-methane

atmosphere which causes the planet’s blue-green color.

Uranus is considered a “ice giant” because most of it’s mass is icy.

Rings•This image reveals many broad lanes of dust surrounding the 9 main rings of Uranus.

•It was taken by Voyager 2 looking back toward the sun through the ring system.

Moons

Uranus has 5 medium-sized moons and 21 smaller moons.

MissionsVoyager 2 is the only spacecraft to visit

UranusOn Jan. 24, 1986, it passed within 50,600

miles of the planet

Data

Distance from Sun 1.7 Billion Miles

Diameter 32,000 Miles

Length of Year 84 Earth Years

Length of Day 17.24 hours

Gravity .89 that of Earth

Temperature Average -319 degrees F

Number of Moons 27

Facts/VideoUranus is the only planet named after a

god from Greek mythology.It is the first planet to be discovered by a

telescope.The temperature of Uranus is -224°C,

making it the coldest planet in the solar system.

Uranus’ moons are named after characters created by William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope

Sourceshttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranushttp://space-facts.com/uranus/http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cf

m?Object=Uranus

QuizWhat year was Uranus discovered?

A.1607 B.1781 C.1999 D.1802Uranus was discovered using what?

A. Telescope B. Car C. Computer D. BinocularsWhat spacecraft visited Uranus?

A. Voyager 1 B. Columbia C. Voyager 2 D. Apollo 11Uranus is the only planet that is named after _______

god. A. Rome B. Greek C. Brazilian D. Japanese The moons of Uranus are named after characters

created by who?A. Si Robertson B. Bob Marley C. William Shakespeare D. Barack Obama