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Uranus

Uranus

24 4.7
A large bluish-green planet that is seventh from the Sun and has faint rings and many moons
  • proper noun
  • /ˈjʊərənəs/
translation icon : Urano
  • However, at Uranus, the planetary system is tilted almost 90 degrees to the planetary plane.
  • Uranus planet
  • Uranus's rings
  • orbit of Uranus

So I have the bundle with the brand new skin Frost in Uranus.

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Examples

  • By the time Herschel discovered Uranus, however, Newton's laws had had a hundred-year run of successful predictions.

    Academic text (2003)
  • The seventh planet from the sun is called... Uranus.

  • It's thought that at one point in the past there may have been another planet similar to Uranus and Neptune that we lost.

  • The second planetary ring system was discovered during a star occultation by Uranus in 1977.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Voyager 2 reached Uranus in 1986 and Neptune in 1989.

    Academic text (2007)
  • In 1986, Voyager 2 took this false-color image of Uranus's 9 known rings.

    Academic text (2002)
  • The seventh planet from the Sun, known as Uranus, is famous for its bluish-green color and faint rings.

  • Many astronomers study Uranus to learn more about its unique atmosphere and numerous moons.

  • When observed through a telescope, Uranus appears as a striking blue-green disk in the night sky.

How Big

Jupiter
120 2.7
Saturn
148 3.2
Jovian planet
  • Specialized
1 6.8
Uranus
24 4.7
Neptune
41 4.8

Surface Forms

Uranus main

Etymology

Uranus comes from the Greek name Ouranos, which simply means 'sky'. So the planet was named for the sky god and the name is a reminder that it is a distant world high in the heavens.