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Outline of Uranus

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Uranus:

Uranus – seventh planet from the Sun. It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune, and both have different bulk chemical composition from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. For this reason, scientists often classify Uranus and Neptune as "ice giants" to distinguish them from the gas giants. Uranus's atmosphere is similar to Jupiter's and Saturn's in its primary composition of hydrogen and helium, but it contains more "ices" such as water, ammonia, and methane, along with traces of other hydrocarbons. It is the coldest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System, with a minimum temperature of {{convert|49|K|°C}}, and has a complex, layered cloud structure with water thought to make up the lowest clouds and methane the uppermost layer of clouds. The interior of Uranus is mainly composed of ice and rock.

Classification of Uranus

Location of Uranus

Movement of Uranus

Features of Uranus

Natural satellites of Uranus

= Inner moons of Uranus =

= Large moons of Uranus =

= Irregular moons of Uranus =

History of Uranus

History of Uranus

= Exploration of Uranus =

Exploration of Uranus

== Flyby missions to explore Uranus ==

Future of Uranus exploration

= Proposed missions to explore Uranus =

See also

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References

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External links

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  • [http://sci.esa.int/science-e/www/object/index.cfm?fobjectid=35653 Uranus] at European Space Agency
  • [http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/factsheet/uranusfact.html NASA's Uranus fact sheet]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20070624113641/http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Uranus Uranus Profile] at [http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/ NASA's Solar System Exploration site]
  • [http://www.projectshum.org/Planets/uranus.html Planets – Uranus] A kid's guide to Uranus.
  • [http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/targetFamily/Uranus Uranus] at Jet Propulsion Laboratory's planetary photojournal. (photos)
  • [http://www.ciclops.org/ir_index/81/Voyager_at_Uranus Voyager at Uranus] (photos)
  • [http://www.astronomycast.com/astronomy/episode-62-uranus/ Uranus (Astronomy Cast homepage)] (blog)
  • [http://www.solarviews.com/raw/uranus/urfamily.jpg Uranian system montage] (photo)
  • {{cite web|last=Gray|first=Meghan|title=Uranus|url=http://www.sixtysymbols.com/videos/uranus.htm|work=Sixty Symbols|publisher=Brady Haran for the University of Nottingham|author2=Merrifield, Michael |date=2010}}

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