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| Uranus | |
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System: |
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Orbiting: |
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Orbital position: |
Seventh planet |
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Moon(s): |
27 |
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Diameter: |
50,724 kilometers (31,518 mi) |
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Length of day: |
17 hours, 14 minutes |
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Length of year: |
84.02 years |
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Atmosphere: |
Various gases and ices |
Uranus, named after the Roman personification of the sky, is the seventh planet in the Sol system.[1]
An oddity among Sol's gas giants, Uranus is mostly unexplored and uninhabited by humanity, as its distance from Sol makes traveling there costly. Its moons are poorly-understood when compared to those of Jupiter. Despite this, Uranus has a number of distinctive features that separate it from its neighbors. Firstly, its axial tilt has turned its poles past a 90o angle to the orbital plane. Secondly, Uranus has a number of anomalous radiation spikes that have not been addressed or explained. [1]
Sources
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page. 294-295, 2011 edition
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