Uranus
- 31,700 miles (51,100 km) in diameter
- 1,781,000,000 miles (2,875 million km) from the sun
- Average temperature is -351°F (1213°C)
- Uranus has fifteen moons.
- Rotation takes 16 hours 48 minutes.
- Revolution takes 84.01 years (84 years, 3.65 days).
- Density is estimated to be about 1.2 times that of water.
- Visible with a telescope in the night sky.
- Greenish in color, probably due to the pressence of large amounts of methane gas in its atmosphere.
- Axis extremely tilted -- almost level with the plane of the planet's orbit.
- Within the orbits of its moons are 9 narrow rings.
- Rings are fairly dark, probably composed of particles of rock.
- Together with Neptune, referred to as the "Twin Planets."
- Because of the unusual tilt of its axis, Uranus looks like it's tipped sideways.
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