Uranus And Jupiter Research Paper

Uranus and Neptune are distinctly bluer than Jupiter and Saturn. One reason Uranus and Neptune are bluer is because of methane in their atmospheres that absorbs red light and reflects blue. Uranus is made of water, methane, ammonia ices, rocky material, helium, and hydrogen. Neptune is made of water, methane, hydrogen, and helium. Jupiter is made of helium and hydrogen gas. Saturn is made up of hydrogen, helium, small amounts of methane, and ammonia. Uranus and Neptune are known as the "Ice Giants" while Jupiter and Saturn are known as the "Gas Giants". Uranus and Neptune are the ice giants due to how far away they are from the Sun, while the gas planets are closer to the Sun, where it is hot enough to keep the gases in their gas-like state.