…Space Facts
Quick Facts
Uranus is named after the Greek god of the sky, Ouranus. It is the only planet to be named after a Greek god rather than a Roman god.
Uranus has the coldest atmosphere of any planet in the Solar System, with temperatures dipping below 200 degrees Celsius below zero. Its surface is covered by different layers of clouds, some of which are made of water and others of methane.
Uranus is the third largest planet in the Solar System. However, of all the outer planets, Uranus has the least mass, about 14.5 times the mass of Earth.
(Taken from 101 Facts… The Solar System by IC Stars & IP Factly)
Uranus is featured in the following books:
101 Facts… The Solar System
101 Facts.. Space
Video Playlist
The YouTube video playlist below contains videos about Uranus. Details of the videos featured are underneath.
The Playlist:
- Planet Uranus by atwaterpub
- Uranus Exploration by Kurdistan Planetarium
- Uranus – Sixty Symbols
- Uranus sounds NASA-Voyager recording by goanntokuinn082
More space video playlists include:
The Sun, Mercury, Venus, Earth, The Moon (& other moons), Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Beyond Neptune, Asteroid Belt, Comets, Black Holes, Dwarf Planets and Stars.
A full list of space videos can be found at ipfactly.com/space-videos
