Uranus - Wikipedia
WEBUranus has the third-largest diameter and fourth-largest mass among the Solar System's planets. Based on current models, inside its volatile mantle layer is a rocky core, and surrounding it is a thick hydrogen and helium atmosphere.
What is Uranus Made Of? | Space
WEBFeb 28, 2018 · The liquid core makes up 80 percent of the mass of the planet, mostly comprised of water, methane, and ammonia ice, though it only extends to about 20 percent of the radius. The internal heat of...
Uranus Facts - Science@NASA
WEBUranus is one of two ice giants in the outer solar system (the other is Neptune). Most (80% or more) of the planet's mass is made up of a hot dense fluid of "icy" materials – water, methane, and ammonia – above a small rocky core. Near the core, it heats up to 9,000 degrees Fahrenheit (4,982 degrees Celsius).
Core of Uranus - Universe Today
WEBOct 6, 2008 · The core of Uranus has a density of about 9 g/cm 3, which makes it about twice as dense as the average density of the Earth. For astronomers, Uranus has an unusually low temperature; and that’s...
Uranus - NASA Science
WEBUranus is the seventh planet from the Sun, and it's the third largest planet in our solar system – about four times wider than Earth. Uranus is a very cold and windy planet. It is surrounded by faint rings, and more than two dozen small moons as it rotates at a nearly 90-degree angle from the plane of its orbit.
In Depth | Uranus – NASA Solar System Exploration
WEBNear the core, it heats up to 9,000 degrees Fahrenheit (4,982 degrees Celsius). Uranus is slightly larger in diameter than its neighbor Neptune, yet smaller in mass. It is the second least dense planet; Saturn is the least dense of all. Uranus gets its blue-green color from methane gas in the atmosphere.
All About Uranus | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids
WEB3 days ago · Structure and Surface. Uranus is surrounded by a set of 13 rings. Uranus is an ice giant (instead of a gas giant). It is mostly made of flowing icy materials above a solid core. Uranus has a thick atmosphere made of methane, hydrogen, and helium. Uranus is the only planet that spins on its side.
Uranus | Facts, Moons, & Rings | Britannica
WEBAug 24, 1998 · Uranus, seventh planet in distance from the Sun and the least massive of the solar system’s four giant, or Jovian, planets. Uranus has more than two dozen moons, five of which (Umbriel, Miranda, Ariel, Titania, and Oberon) are relatively large, and a system of narrow rings.
Uranus Fact Sheet - NSSDCA
WEBMar 11, 2024 · Model GSFC-O 3. Dipole field strength: 0.228 Gauss-Ru 3 Dipole tilt to rotational axis: 58.6 degrees Longitude of tilt: 53.6 degrees Dipole offset: 0.352 Ru Surface (1 Ru) field strength: ~0.1 - 1.0 Gauss. Ru denotes Uranian model radius, here defined to …
Uranus | National Air and Space Museum
WEBUranus’s core is rocky, and its mantle is made up of the icy water and ammonia associated with the ice giants. Its striking blue-green hue is due to the haze that is created by methane and hydrogen sulfide gases in its atmosphere.