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Uranus

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

URANUS

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COMPOSITION

  • Silicate & nickel core
  • Ice (water, ammonia, methane) mantel
  • Gas (hydrogen & helium) envelope

ORBIT, ROTATION, AXIS

RINGS

POSITION & SPECS

  • Distance from sun: 2,877,000,000 km
  • Mass: 14.536 Earths (86.81E24 kg)
  • Size: 15.91 Earths (r = 25,362 km)

VOYAGER 2

MOONS

  • Named after Shakespearean and Alexander Pope characters
  • Largest satellites are Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Oberon, and Titania

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