What Do You Know About Uranus?
Which of the following unique facts about Uranus is not true?
- While chilly Uranus' orbit stays at the same speed, it is the only planet to do so on its side and rotate from east to west.
Approximately how many Earth days is one year on Uranus?
- One year on Uranus, due to its slow orbit and how far from the Sun it is, is equivalent to about 85 years on Earth.
How big is Uranus, compared to other planets in our Solar System?
- Uranus has the third-largest diameter of all the planets, right behind Jupiter and Saturn, at 31,518 miles.
What was the god Uranus associated with, before being the namesake of the planet?
- As the only planet to be named after an expressly Greek god, instead of part of the Roman pantheon, Uranus was one of the primordial gods of the very ancient civilization.
When was Uranus first discovered as a planet?
- Uranus was the first one discovered in the so-called "modern age" after the telescope was invented when Sir William Herschel realized it was a planet in 1781.
How dense is Uranus?
- Uranus is the fourth-lightest planet and one of the least dense bodies in the entire Solar System— Saturn is the only planet less dense than Uranus.
How many moons does Uranus have?
- The largest moon orbiting Uranus is Titania and it's actually the eighth-largest moon in the entire Solar System.
How many rings surround Uranus?
- The brightest ring around Uranus is called the epsilon ring, a few kilometers wide and quite colorful.
What is the planet with the most similar composition to Uranus?
- Neptune and Uranus are very similar in terms of chemical composition and are both referred to as "ice giants".
Around how long is one day on Uranus in terms of hours?
- Uranus rotates fairly rapidly, making one Uranian day complete in only 17 hours.
