Uranus (Ice Giant)

Presented by: Group 8

 Planets Profile

14.5 times the mass of the Earth

(5.972 10^24 kg)
-224 degree C
27 moons
13 rings
84 earth years (revolution)
17 hours and 14 minutes (rotation)
 Rotation and Revolution

Moves in a retrograde motion.

Its axis is tilted by 97.77 degrees.

Tilt causes abnormal seasonal changes

in the planet.
 Structure

80% of the planets mass is made up of hot icy

fluid materials (water, methane and ammonia).
The blue-green colour of Uranus came from
methane.
No surface
Atmosphere is made up of hydrogen, helium,
water, ammonia and methane.
 Facts about Uranus

Discovered in March 13, 1781 by William Herschel.

Its moons are named after the characters created
by William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.
Voyager 2 is the only spacecraft to ever fly by
Uranus. (1986)
Uranium (1789) was named after this planet.
Rings were discovered in 1977.
Johann Bode named the planet Uranus.
 References

https://theplanets.org/uranus/
http://space-facts.com/uranus/
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/uranus/indepth
https://www.ssec.wisc.edu/planetary/uranus/science/
http://ohfact.com/interesting-facts-about-uranus/