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What is Uranus atmospheric composition

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Answer:

Uranus atmosphere composition is mostly hydrogen and helium like the other gas giants also known as Jovian planets.

Facts about Uranus:

  • It has gray rings around the planet but is tilted
  • it has a cyan-blue color
  • it's an icy planet
  • it was first discovered by William Hershel in 1781
  • It was named after a Greek god name Uranus, the god of the sky and heavens
  • It is 1.8 billion away from the Sun. Astronomical unit between the two is 19.8 AU
  • 4x wider than Earth
  • temperature is -190 to -200 degrees Celsius
  • The axial tilt of 98 degrees
  • it rotates on its side
  • it takes 84 years to revolve around the sun
  • 3rd largest planet in the Solar system
  • it has 27 moons' names: Titania, Umbriel, Cressida, Oberon...
User Piotr Zierhoffer
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Answer:

Hydrogen & Helium

Step-by-step explanation:

Uranus' atmosphere is mostly composed of hydrogen and helium however at lower depths water and ammonia can be found.

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