A report on Uranus
Seventh planet from the Sun.
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Neptune
19 linksEighth planet from the Sun and the farthest known solar planet.
Eighth planet from the Sun and the farthest known solar planet.
It is 17 times the mass of Earth, and slightly more massive than its near-twin Uranus.
Saturn
17 linksSixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.
Sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter.
Its equatorial and polar radii differ by almost 10%: 60,268 km versus 54,364 km. Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune, the other giant planets in the Solar System, are also oblate but to a lesser extent.
Jupiter
14 linksFifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
Fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in the Solar System.
Based on spectroscopy, Saturn is thought to be similar in composition to Jupiter, but the other giant planets Uranus and Neptune have relatively less hydrogen and helium and relatively more of the next most common elements, including oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur.
Ice giant
9 linksGiant planet composed mainly of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, such as oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur.
Giant planet composed mainly of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, such as oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur.
There are two ice giants in the Solar System: Uranus and Neptune.
Voyager 2
8 linksSpace probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, to study the outer planets and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere.
Space probe launched by NASA on August 20, 1977, to study the outer planets and interstellar space beyond the Sun's heliosphere.
A part of the Voyager program, it was launched 16 days before its twin, Voyager 1, on a trajectory that took longer to reach gas giants Jupiter and Saturn but enabled further encounters with ice giants Uranus and Neptune.
William Herschel
7 linksGerman-born British astronomer and composer.
German-born British astronomer and composer.
This would, after several weeks of verification and consultation with other astronomers, be confirmed to be a new planet, eventually given the name of Uranus.
Sun
9 linksStar at the center of the Solar System.
Star at the center of the Solar System.
This includes four terrestrial planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars), two gas giants (Jupiter and Saturn), and two ice giants (Uranus and Neptune).
Giant planet
5 linksThe giant planets constitute a diverse type of planet much larger than Earth.
The giant planets constitute a diverse type of planet much larger than Earth.
There are four known giant planets in the Solar System: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
Rings of Uranus
4 linksThe rings of Uranus are intermediate in complexity between the more extensive set around Saturn and the simpler systems around Jupiter and Neptune.
The rings of Uranus are intermediate in complexity between the more extensive set around Saturn and the simpler systems around Jupiter and Neptune.
The rings of Uranus were discovered on March 10, 1977, by James L. Elliot, Edward W. Dunham, and Jessica Mink.
Titania (moon)
6 linksLargest of the moons of Uranus and the eighth largest moon in the Solar System at a diameter of 1578 km. Discovered by William Herschel in 1787, it is named after the queen of the fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Largest of the moons of Uranus and the eighth largest moon in the Solar System at a diameter of 1578 km. Discovered by William Herschel in 1787, it is named after the queen of the fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Its orbit lies inside Uranus's magnetosphere.