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Learn All About Facts Of Uranus For Kids


The planet Uranus is seventh planet from the Sun in the Solar system. Uranus is more than twice far away from the Sun as Saturn. The interior of the planet Uranus is made up of frozen elements. As a result, Uranus planet has the coldest atmosphere than of all the planets in the Solar system. This article teaches you about facts of Uranus for kids.

The Surface of the Uranus planet is mostly made up of with helium gas and some hydrogen gas as well. This gas atmosphere makes up about 25% of the planet. The atmosphere of Uranus planet is stormy but not as stormy or active as planet Jupiter and Saturn. As a result, the Uranus surface is fairly featureless and uniform.


Planet Uranus

Here are some important facts of Uranus for kids which you shouldn’t miss.  
         
Rotation of Uranus: It is the one of the unique character of Uranus that it rotates on its own side. If you observe the other planets and Sun in the Solar system on a table, the other remaining planets would rotate or orbit like tops. But whereas Uranus, would roll like a marble. Many of the scientists agree that Uranus’s odd rotation is because of another planetoid object collided with the planet with enough force to change its tilt.

Comparison of the planet Uranus to Earth: The planet Uranus is very unique from Earth. Planet Uranus is a gas giant which means Uranus surface is of gas, so you cannot stand on it. Planet Uranus is much colder than Earth. Due to its odd rotation in relation to the Sun gives different seasons. As a result, the Sun shines on parts of Uranus for long as 42 years and then it would be dark for 42 hours.

How do we know about Uranus?
It was 1st called a planet by astronomer William Herschel. William Herschel discovered the planet Uranus with the help of telescope. Before to Herschel. The planet Uranus was thought it would be star. Since the Voyager 2 was sent to the Uranus in 1986, it had brought us to know some detailed pictures of Uranus and its rings and moons.

Other fun facts of Uranus for kids 

  • Uranus has 27 moons which are named after Shakespeare’s characters.
  • Planet Uranus has 13 rings around it. 
  •  Uranus contains large amount of methane gas, due to this the Uranus is blue in color.
  • About 84 earth years make one Uranian year.
  • Uranus is takes 17 hours long to make one day.
  • Uranus seasons last about 20 years each.
  • -350 degrees Fahrenheit is average degree of planet Uranus.
  • The mass of the Uranus is 191,383,289,802,691,990,666,608,640 pounds which is 14.5 times the mass of Earth. 
  •  The first rings of Uranus were found in 1977 when it passed in front of a star and astronomers observing the planet through giant telescopes saw the nine rings and the second set was discovered in 2003 by the Hubble Space Telescope which found two more rings.
  • According to the facts of Neptune for kids, Uranus is called the sister planet of Neptune since it has same ice giant like planet Neptune.
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