Sarah+Uranus

= Uranus Facts = Diameter: 51,118 km Distance from the Sun: 2.87 billion km  One Orbit: 84 Earth years One Spin: 17.2 hours Number of Moons: 27

Uranus and Neptune are cold, almost featureless world with sparse ring systems and many moons. They are the smallest and most distant of giant planets. Uranus's unique feature is its tilt. The planet is tipped over on its side, so its rings and moons seem to orbit it from top to bottom. One of Uranus's moons is called Ariel. This rocky body has long cracks and impact craters on its icy surface. The cracks formed when the moon's crust expanded and icy material from the inerior seeped into th cracks.

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