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You've Discovered the Bullis School Solar System! This website accompanies physical markers found on Bullis' campus. Click here to learn more!
Overview
Overview
Welcome to Uranus! This is a strange planet with many cool phenomena. Read all the pages to learn more about this bright blue "ice giant"
Welcome to Uranus! This is a strange planet with many cool phenomena. Read all the pages to learn more about this bright blue "ice giant"
Drag to view Uranus from all sorts of angles!
Uranus is the 7th planet from the Sun!
Uranus is the 7th planet from the Sun!
Uranus is 4 times wider than Earth
Uranus is 4 times wider than Earth
Uranus has an 84 year long orbit!
Uranus has an 84 year long orbit!
Uranus was the first planet discovered by a telescope! William Herschel used the largest telescope in the world at the time to identify this mysterious object. In the picture on the left shows Herschel's "Great Forty-Foot telescope", a reflecting telescope made by Herschel and his sister Caroline.
Uranus was the first planet discovered by a telescope! William Herschel used the largest telescope in the world at the time to identify this mysterious object. In the picture on the left shows Herschel's "Great Forty-Foot telescope", a reflecting telescope made by Herschel and his sister Caroline.
Uranus is the only planet tilted more than 90 degrees. That means that on parts of the planet, winters are cold, dark, and last 21 years without sunlight!
Uranus is the only planet tilted more than 90 degrees. That means that on parts of the planet, winters are cold, dark, and last 21 years without sunlight!
Uranus has 27 moons! And instead of Greek or Roman names, they are all named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope! Uranus also has 2 sets of rings, totaling at 13.
Uranus has 27 moons! And instead of Greek or Roman names, they are all named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope! Uranus also has 2 sets of rings, totaling at 13.
Sometimes the pressure is so great that it can rain diamonds!
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