Uranus: The Enigmatic Giant of the Solar System

Feb 28, 2025

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Explore the mysterious planet Uranus, known as Ouranos in Greek mythology. Discover its 27 moons, unique tilt, icy composition, and stunning rings. Learn about Voyager 2's groundbreaking exploration and the Hubble Space Telescope's insights. Uncover the planet's extreme temperatures, length of day and year, and its position as the third-largest planet in our solar system. Journey through space to understand Uranus' distance from the sun and its fascinating characteristics.

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Uranus: The Enigmatic Giant of the Solar System

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Uranus(Father Sky)Ouranos By: Tyler Smith
Voyager 2 • Has 27 moons • Largest • Voyager 2 • The Hubble Space Telescope
Length of Day • Length of Year • Tipped on it’s Side • Temperature • Uranus is made of… • Uranus’s rings
Size • Third largest planet • Distance from sun

Uranus and Neptune

Uranus and Neptune. Astronomy 311 Professor Lee Carkner Lecture 19. Uranus -- God of the Sky. He gives his name to Urania, the Greek muse of astronomy. Discovery of Uranus. The other planets can only be seen with a telescope

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Uranus in the Sky

Uranus in the Sky. Uranus. As seen by Voyager. Uranus Highlights. Accidently discovered in March 1781 by William Herschel Fits Bode ’ s Law! Visited by Voyager 2 in 1986 Suspicious lack of internal heat – probably leads to bland appearance of atmosphere Composition: ~75% H, ~25% he

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Uranus-Οὐρανός

Uranus-Οὐρανός. Primal Greek God personifying the sky. Uranus’ parents. There is no definite parents to Uranus except it is considered that his parents are: Gaia or Gaia and Aether

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Uranus

Uranus. By Olivia Morgan and Chloe T hornton . Uranus. Uranus is named after the Greek God of the Sky Uranus’ moons are named after Shakespearian characters Uranus’ atmosphere is made up of hydrogen, helium and methane . About Uranus . Uranus is called the ice giant

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Uranus

Uranus. By: Ashley . What it is made of. Uranus it has no surface. It has a core of ice and rock. The planet is mostly gases. Uranus is the best planets. Uranus is so blue . How it moves.

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URANUS

URANUS. By Nick Towers. The Name. Uranus got its name from the god of the sky. Uranus means “father of the titans” in Greek Mythology. Discovery. First planet discovered in modern times. Discovered by William Herschel on March 13, 1781.

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Zeus/Jupiter

Zeus/Jupiter. Jay. Zeus is the god of the sky and king of the gods. Zeus is: Brother to Demeter Brother and Wife to Hera Brother to Poseidon Brother to Hades Father to Ares Father to Hephaestus Father to Eris Father to Athene Father to Persephone Father to Artemis Father to Apollo

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Uranus

Uranus. Lilit Estepanians. FACTS. The seventh planet from the sun is Uranus. Uranus is very cold just like Neptune. Uranus is slanted. Uranus is light blue. Uranus orbits the sun slanted. FACTS. Uranus has rings that you can not see.

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Uranus

Uranus. By : Veronica Solis And Shierra Harrington . History. Uranus only has two symbols and this is the second one. William Herschel. This is Uranus's first symbol . William Herschel discovered Uranus.

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Uranus

Uranus. By: Gabriel Mancillas. Temperature. -357°. Uranus is 297 ° colder than Earth. Distance. Uranus is 19.18 AU away from the sun. . Bigness. 51,118 km. Uranus Is 5x bigger than Earth. Description. Uranus Is Rocky And Icy It Is 83% Hydrogen 15% Helium. Interesting Facts.

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Uranus

Uranus. By: Hannah Snow Period # 4. Uranus’s power. Uranus is god of the sky. Uranus is the literal sky just as his mother, and wife Gaea is the literal earth. With that being said it is obvious that Uranus does things such as making it rain. Parent. Gaea. Uranus was created by Gaea.

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By Esme Wilson

Year 6 English project. By Esme Wilson. My creative writing. As sky made Nim’s bed then Sam’s, she told them the story of when she met their father, who was out hunting, Jimmy. “So this is how I met your father and the island…” Sky said quietly.

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Uranus

Uranus. By:Lizzy Pistoria 3/30/12. Photo by: dontspeakwhiense. Where it got it’s name. Uranus had got it name from the Greek deity of the Heavens. Which is the MIGHTY SKY !!!!. ?Did you know?. Did you know that Uranus was a husband and father? Yes, a Planet can have a human life.

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Uranus

Uranus. Alicia Workman. Did you know that Uranus is 31,800 miles wide? It is called a gas giant! Uranus atmosphere is 83% hydrogen and 15% helium. The average temperature on Uranus is -319 degrees Fahrenheit.

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URANUS

URANUS. By: Jessi B. Distances and Diameter. The average distance from the sun in miles is about 1.8 billion miles. The average distance from the sun in AU is between 18.3 and 20.1 miles. Perihelion distance: 1,703,360,000 miles. Aphelion distance: 1,866,360,000 miles.

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Uranus

Uranus. By: Jeff, Mason, and Ally. Pronunciation NO: yer-anus YES: yu̇r-ə-nəs (yerinis). Basic Information. Uranus is the 7 th planet from the sun The name “Uranus” came from a Greek god ; the god of the sky. Uranus was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel .

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Uranus

Uranus. Roman God Father of Saturn The Bland Planet William Hershel “discovered” tried to name after King George III Moons named after Shakespeare’s plays & from Pope’s Rape of the Lock. General Information. Seventh planet from the Sun 3rd largest in SS

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Uranus

Uranus. By Kimberly Lupescu. What I s It?. The planet Uranus is a gas giant. It is the seventh planet in space from the sun. Uranus has thin clouds moving quickly around it. Inside Uranus. Part of Uranus is a soupy layer of ice and gases. Uranus does not have solid surface.

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Welcome you are on your journey Uranus

Welcome you are on your journey Uranus. Hmmm. How did Uranus get it’s name. Ha-ha it was named after the Greek sky god Ouranus. U’s wanna know how long it takes Uranus to do a full’s 360. It approximately takes 17 hours 14mother luvin minutes and 24 seconds.

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Uranus

Uranus. By, John Michael. Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun and is named after the Greek God of the sky in latin. It is the only planet whose name came from a figure in Greek mythology as opposed to Roman mythology.

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Uranus

Uranus. Loren, Ashley, and Matthew. How did Uranus get its name?. Well, Sir William Herschel found Uranus on March 13, 1781. Herschel wanted to name the planet Georgium Sidu. (George’s Star) But Johann Elert Bode decided to name it the Latinized version of the Greek god of the sky, Ouranus.

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Greek Jeopardy

Greek Jeopardy. They are known as Mother Earth and Father Sky in Ancient Greek myths. What are their official names? Category 1 – 10 points. The first children of Mother Earth and Father Sky are known as…? Category 1 – 20 points. How did Zeus overthrow his father, Cronus?

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