Uranus

  • Uranus

     

    • A year on Uranus lasts for 31,000 days.  A day lasts for a little over 17 hours.

    • Uranus’s average temperature is -353℉ (-218℃).

    • Uranus has 27 moons named after Shakespearean characters.  The largest are Titiana, Oberon, and Umbriel.

    • It is about 4 times as wide as the Earth and about 145 times as massive.

    • Gravity on Uranus is actually a little less than on Earth.  A 100-pound person would weigh about 91 pounds on Uranus.

    • Uranus is sometimes called the “sideways” planet since it rotates almost over on its side.

    • Uranus also has rings but they are very faint.