The+Blue+Planet

= **Uranus** = Uranus is the seventh planet from the sun. Another name for it is the blue planet. In astronomy mythology Uranus was the husband of earth and the lord of the skies. They say he was also king until Saturn his son overthrew him. It takes 38,684 days for it to orbit the sun, and for one rotation it takes 17.2 hours. The mass of Uranus id 14.6 times the more than the earths. The volume of Uranus is 67 times more than the earths. The distance of Uranus from the sun is 2,871 million (1,784 million miles). The average temperature of Uranus is -184f (-300f). Uranus atmosphere id made up of hydrogen, helium, and methane. Uranus has ten moons that are closer to the planet’s surface than other moons. The names of the moons are Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Punk, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titantia, and Oberon.The largest moon is the Titantia.





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