Asher's Mini Cartoons!
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8 amazing planets and one star lie inside
our solar system.
There’s Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter,
Saturn and Neptune and how could I forget
Uranus!
Uranus sometimes known as Uranus is the 2nd
farthest planet from the sun, 2.96 billion
kilometres away.
It’s an ice giant, just like Neptune.
If you haven’t watched our video on Neptune,
there will be a link in the top right corner.
In the center of Uranus is a core made of
iron and magnesium silicate the size of Earth.
Its surface contains water, methane and ammonia
ices.
Uranus’ atmosphere is made up of hydrogen,
helium and a tiny bit of methane which gives
Uranus it’s light blue colour.
Being the 7th planet from the sun gives this
icy world temperatures of around -220 C or
-370 F. These temperatures are also enhanced
by the structure of the planet giving it the
coldest temperatures in the entire solar system!
Unlike the other planets, Uranus spins on
its side making its 13 rings and 27 known
moons orbit the planet vertically.
The unusual world was first discovered in
1781 by Willam Herschel.
He originally thought it was a star, although,
a couple of years later, It was proven to
be a planet.
Astronomer Johann Elert Bode had an idea to
name it after the Ancient Greek god of the
heavens, Ouranos which was then changed to
Uranus.
Uranus is very unique compared to the other
planets in our solar system.
We’ve explored so much about this icy planet
and there are many discoveries yet to arrive.
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