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Nama: Eli Widianingsih NPM: 2109180035 (Anvullen) Uranus
Nama: Eli Widianingsih NPM: 2109180035 (Anvullen) Uranus
Nama: Eli Widianingsih NPM: 2109180035 (Anvullen) Uranus
URANUS
In ancient times humans studied the night sky and discovered the worlds of Mercury,
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. But beyond this realm of knowledge, another world shined
brightly just waiting to be discovered.
Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. From a distance of about 20 astronomical
units for 20 times the distance between Earth and the Sun, Uranus orbits the star once every
84 earth years approximately the length of a human's entire life. This orbit causes each season
of Uranus to last that much longer. Theoretically, a human living on Uranus would
experience the four seasons only once but each for about 21 years.
Partially due to its distance from the Sun, Uranus boasts the coldest temperatures in
the solar system. These icy temperatures dropping as low as negative 370 degrees Fahrenheit
are largely influenced by the planet's composition. At about 4 Earth's wide Uranus has an
earth-sized core made of iron and magnesium silicate. The remainder approximately 80% of
Uranus is a worldwide ocean of ices made of water, ammonia, and methane the chemical
behind the planets cooled blue color. This icy composition prevents Uranus from emitting
much heat compared to other planets making the blue world the solar systems coldest.
Uranus and its many unusual features were a mystery to the ancients and the planet
was actually thought to be a star. But in the late 18th century astronomer William Herschel
discovered that the celestial object was actually a new world. The scientific community
debated over what the planet should be called and eventually chose a name suggested by
astronomer Johann Elert Bode. Bode believed that since Jupiter was the father of the Gods
and Saturn was the father of Jupiter, then these new planet should be the father of Saturn,
Caelus. But rather than following the tradition of using names from ancient Roman religion,
Bode instead opted for Caelus ancient Greek equivalent Ouranus. Ouranus the ancient Greek
God of the heavens was then latinized to be Uranus. To this day Uranus is still the only planet
that veered from tradition with an ancient Greek namesake a status most fitting for a planet
beyond convention.