The planet Uranus
| Uranus: |
| Mass: | 868 x 10^23 kg |
| Diameter: | 51118 km |
| Average distance from Sun: | 2870 x 10^9m |
| Rotation period: | 17.9 hours retrograde |
| Revolution period: | 84 years |
| Mean density : | 1290 kg/m³ |
| Force of gravity: | 7,8m/s² |
| Orbit inclination : | 0,77º |
| Moons: | 15 |
Uranus Information:
- The seventh planet from the sun and the third largest in our solar system.
- Uranus has nine main rings.
- It is the third largest of the four gas giants.
- The planet is almost without any offprint except some clouds of methane.
- All fifteen moons consist of rocks and ice.
- Discovered in 1781 by the British astronomer Sir William Herschel.
Pictures of Uranus:
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