Uranus Planet Summary
URANUS
I. Name: URANUS • Ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god; • Son and mate of Gaia; • The father of Cronus (Saturn); • Grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter); • The only planet whose name is derived from a figure from Greek mythology rather than Roman mythology:
II. Characteristics • Dim; • Slow orbit; • Atmosphere contains more "ices" such as water, ammonia and methane, along with traces of hydrocarbons; • Coldest planetary atmosphere in Solar System; • Axis of rotation is tilted sideways; • Uranus's rings can sometimes appear to circle the planet like an archery target and its moons revolve around …show more content…
it like the hands of a clock; • Only planet that discovered with the use of mathematical equations; • Only planet that discovered in modern times; • One of the gas planets; • It had actually been seen many times before but ignored as simply another star; • initially reported it as a "comet"(on April 26, 1781); • Revolves around the Sun about 84 Earth years; • 97.77 degrees axis tilt; • No well-defined solid surface within Uranus's interior; • Have 13 distinct and complicated planetary rings.
III. Discoverers • William Herschel- announced its discovery on March 13, 1781, expanding the known boundaries of the Solar System for the first time in modern history. • Astronomer Jérôme Lalande- proposed the planet be named Herschel in honour of its discoverer. • The earliest recorded sighting was in 1690 when John Flamsteed observed the planet at least six times, cataloging it as 34 Tauri; • He French astronomer Pierre Lemonnier observed Uranus at least twelve times between 1750 and 1769,including on four consecutive nights.
IV. Natural Satellites • Has 28 known natural satellites; • The names of the satellites were chosen from characters from the works of Shakespeare and Alexander; • The 5 main satellites are: ▪
Miranda ▪ Ariel ▪ Tatania ▪ Oberon ▪ Umbriel • The Uranian satellite system is the least massive among the gas giants.
V. Spacecrafts ▪ Uranus has been visited by only one spacecraft, Voyager 2 on Jan 24 1986.
Group 2
Edrian Vere
Ruffa Yumang
Lichelle Yumang
Abbigail Supan
Christine Joy Sicat
I. Name: URANUS • Ancient Greek deity of the Heavens, the earliest supreme god; • Son and mate of Gaia; • The father of Cronus (Saturn); • Grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter); • The only planet whose name is derived from a figure from Greek mythology rather than Roman mythology:
II. Characteristics • Dim; • Slow orbit; • Atmosphere contains more "ices" such as water, ammonia and methane, along with traces of hydrocarbons; • Coldest planetary atmosphere in Solar System; • Axis of rotation is tilted sideways; • Uranus's rings can sometimes appear to circle the planet like an archery target and its moons revolve around …show more content…
it like the hands of a clock; • Only planet that discovered with the use of mathematical equations; • Only planet that discovered in modern times; • One of the gas planets; • It had actually been seen many times before but ignored as simply another star; • initially reported it as a "comet"(on April 26, 1781); • Revolves around the Sun about 84 Earth years; • 97.77 degrees axis tilt; • No well-defined solid surface within Uranus's interior; • Have 13 distinct and complicated planetary rings.
III. Discoverers • William Herschel- announced its discovery on March 13, 1781, expanding the known boundaries of the Solar System for the first time in modern history. • Astronomer Jérôme Lalande- proposed the planet be named Herschel in honour of its discoverer. • The earliest recorded sighting was in 1690 when John Flamsteed observed the planet at least six times, cataloging it as 34 Tauri; • He French astronomer Pierre Lemonnier observed Uranus at least twelve times between 1750 and 1769,including on four consecutive nights.
IV. Natural Satellites • Has 28 known natural satellites; • The names of the satellites were chosen from characters from the works of Shakespeare and Alexander; • The 5 main satellites are: ▪
Miranda ▪ Ariel ▪ Tatania ▪ Oberon ▪ Umbriel • The Uranian satellite system is the least massive among the gas giants.
V. Spacecrafts ▪ Uranus has been visited by only one spacecraft, Voyager 2 on Jan 24 1986.
Group 2
Edrian Vere
Ruffa Yumang
Lichelle Yumang
Abbigail Supan
Christine Joy Sicat