In mythology, Uranus was the lord of the skies and husband to Earth. Uranus was also king of the gods until he was overthrown by his son, Saturn.
Weight:
It would take you many years to fly a rocket to Uranus. When you arrived you would weigh less because Uranus' gravity is not as strong as the Earth's. If you weigh 70 pounds on Earth, you would weigh 62 pounds on Uranus.
Fun Facts:
Like Jupiter and Saturn, Uranus is a member of the gas giant family. However, unlike all the other planets and most of the moons in our Solar System, Uranus spins on its side. It is believed that long ago a very large object smashed into planet Uranus, forcing to rotate in a new direction.
A second theory is that the extreme tilt of Uranus' axis may have been caused by a large moon that was slowly pulled away from the planet by another large planet a very long time ago. According to this theory, it is thought that the gravitational pull of this moon moving away from Uranus caused it to tilt on its side.
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It is made up of methane, hydrogen and helium. Uranus is also a very cold planet. It has been called the "ice giant." It is believed that Uranus is made up of rock and ice and that Uranus has a large rocky core. Because of the tremendous planetary pressure of Uranus, there could possibly be trillions of large diamonds in or on the surface of this planet.
Scientists also believe that on the surface of Uranus there may be a huge ocean. And, interestingly, it is thought that the temperature of this ocean may be extremely hot, maybe even as hot as 5000