Uranus 2,870,990,000 km (19.218 AU) from the Sun, Uranus hangs on the wall of space as a mysterious blue green planet. With a mass of 8.683e25 kg and a diameter of 51,118 km at the equator, Uranus is the third largest planet in our solar system. It has been described as a planet that was slugged a few billion years ago by a large onrushing object, knocked down (never to get up), and now proceeds to roll around an 84-year orbit on its belly. As the strangest of the Jovian planets, the description
The Planet Uranus Of all the planets in the Milky Way galaxy, Uranus is probably mocked the most (besides Pluto). Despite the humor of its name, Uranus is named for the Greek god of the sky, Uranus. It was discovered on March 13, 1781 by an astronomer named William Herschel using a telescope that he had built himself (Cool Cosmos). Although Herschel had been the one to discover it, the name was suggested by Johann Bode who was also an astronomer. Uranus had originally been thought to be a star,
The bland aquamarine face of Uranus bears witness to the fact that Uranus is enshrouded in clouds. The planet appears to be blue-green because the atmosphere absorbs the, red wavelengths of the visible spectrum, . The uniformity of the planet's appearance confirms that the planet's atmosphere is composed almost solely of one element, methane gas. There is a preponderance of haze, composed of ethane and other hydrocarbon ices high in the stratosphere, and clouds of methane ice low in the troposphere
being able to choose my topic for the project actually helped in galvanizing interest in it. Through this project, I learned a whole lot about the Jovian planets that fascinated me when I was a child. From gargantuan Jupiter, ringed Saturn, peculiar Uranus, and stormy Neptune, I learned many facts that I couldn’t discover outside of Earth Science. I learned many facts like how the Jovian planets got their colors, and whether or not Gas Giants are solely made of gas. I enjoy the fact that we are able
will make identifying Jupiter easy since it will be depicted with the large red dot on in in most diagrams and charts. Saturn: 1. Saturn has large rings that go around it horizontally. Knowing this characteristic will make identifying Saturn easy since it is the only planet that has large rings going around it horizontally. Uranus has small rings around it but they go around it from top to bottom. 2. Saturn is the second largest planet. Knowing this characteristic will help to identify Saturn
The Jovian Planets Far beyond Earth in the solar nebula lies an ice belt and beyond that lay the four Jovian planets. They are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. Jovian means "Jupiter- like" in which the rest of the jovian planets do coincide with the name. Uranus Neptune and Saturn, all carry the same traits as Jupiter. The jovian planets are large gas giants that contain mainly a thick atmosphere of Hydrogen and helium. These planets do not have solid surfaces, rather they just get denser with
Planet Comparison Report Uranus: Uranus was discovered in 1781 by Sir William Herschel. He at first wanted to name the planet Sidus Georgium which is latin for George’s star after the king of England. Another astronomer Johann Bode advised Herschel against it and suggested instead that he use a name from Greco-Roman mythology like all other planets. So Uranus was given its name which is the father of Saturn. Uranus is one of the Jovian planets and like the others it has a short rotation period.
mountain is named Olympus Mons, it is a shield volcano, it is 21 km high and 600 km in diameter. Scientist have discovered recent lava on the planet, therefore the volcano may still be active. Jupiter is the fifth planet from the sun. It includes 4 rings. It has 67 moons too. The surface temperature is -108 degrees celsius. Jupiter is the fourth shiniest object in the the sky. Jupiter has the shortest amount of days, hence 9 hours and 55 minutes. Jupiter will orbit the sun every 118 Earth years. The
of rock and metal. They also generally have high densities, slow rotation, solid surfaces, no rings, and few satellites. These planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. On the other hand, the jovian planets are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium. They generally have low densities, rapid rotation, deep atmospheres, rings, and numerous satellites. These planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The closest terrestrial planet to the sun is Mercury. Mercury is relatively small
In 1979, the Voyager 1, the third spacecraft to fly by jupiter; proved that jupiter has one small ring around it. There are never ending storms on jupiter. The reason storms never is because there is no land and no surface. The Geosphere usually will stop a storm or hurricane from continuing and will just fade away. However, this is not the case for
The Solar System What are planets? Planets are kinda like asteroid around the sun. There are nine planets in the solar system, Mercury, Venus, Earth ( Our planet ), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn,Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. The Terrestrial Planets The terrestrial planets are the four innermost planets in the solar system, Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars. They are called terrestrial because they have a compact, rocky surface like the Earth's. The planets, Venus, Earth, and Mars have significant atmospheres
Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system and then it goes Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, then Earth, so every planet can’t be the same size of Earth if Jupiter is the largest planet in our solar system because Jupiter has a size of 43,441 miles across and Earth’s size is 3,959 miles across. The 8th myth is that The rings of Saturn are solid disks. But I can tell you that the rings of Saturn are not solid disks. The rings of Saturn look like they are solid from Earth but the really not. But instead
an abundance of differences and similarities between the Inner and Outer planets. Our solar system consists of the Sun in the middle, followed by planets rotating it. The planets which orbit the Sun are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. The Inner planets are completely different from Outer planets and the Outer planets are completely different from Inner planets, however both abide many similarities. The planets in the solar system have a multitude of similarities and
gravitational pull. The condensation theory states that both the Earth and the Sun condensed together from the original nebula that created the solar system. Unusual Rotation of Uranus Uranus’s rotational axis is nearly horizontal, almost as if the planet has been knocked over. This strange orientation could be from a collision between Uranus and a planet sized body. The magnetic fields are usually in sync with a planets rotation, which means that Uranus’s magnetic fields are also tipped over. Conclusion These
Jupiter's hurricane-like storms. The largest spot, known as the Great Dark Spot, is about the size of the earth and is similar to the Great Red Spot on Jupiter. Neptune receives less than half as much sunlight as Uranus, but heat escaping from its interior makes Neptune slightly warmer than Uranus. The heat liberated may also be responsible for Neptune's stormier atmosphere, which exhibits the fastest winds seen on any planet in the solar system. Most of the winds there blow westward, opposite to the rotation
light " (Grolier, 1992). The only planetary system that is known to man is our solar system. It is made up of nine planets which range in size and make-up. The nine major planets in our solar system are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. There are also many other minor planets which are also in our solar system, but they are unimportant compared to the nine major planets. In this paper I will discuss the planets and how they are each unique. Mercury which is
There are eight planets in the solar system, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune; there is also a dwarf planet Pluto. Mercury- Means the Greek god Hermes, he was the messenger for all the other gods. Mercury is the closest planet to the sun, as it is so close to the sun it is near earth and can be visible to observers on earth either late in the evening or early in the morning. Mercury has no moons, it is the smallest planet in the solar system, and it orbits the sun
Astronomy Astronomy is not just about the stars. Astronomy is about the constellations, the nine planets, the sun and the moons. The solar system is very complex and has many extraordinary objects. There are four different types of stars: Protostars, Bright Stars, Red Giants, and White Dwarfs. Protostars are stars that are on the verge of being born. They are glowing clouds of dust and gas. Gravity pulls on every atom moving them towards the center of the cloud of dust, which causes the Protostar
the other 8 planets in our solar system (YES PLUTO counts to me!), Saturn has one thing going for it the others are lacking. Rings! Beautiful, multicoloured rings, make the 6th planet from the sun a cosmic marvel, but how and why are they there? Hello and welcome back to Life’s Biggest Questions, I am your host Rebecca Felgate and today I am asking: why does Saturn have rings? Before we take off into this video, I just want to ask you guys to leave me your comments down below. Okay Saturn, you big
Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. Of these eight planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are known as gas planets, which means that they are made up of mostly hydrogen and helium and they don’t have a distinct surface. These four planets are also the only planets with rings around them. Although Jupiter is the largest of the four gas planets, Saturn’s rings are the biggest and most dazzling. Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and has been known for thousands of years, but the rings weren’t