Uranus

Atmosphere: Uranus' atmosphere is composed mostly of methane, helium, and hydrogen.

Planet type: Gaseous

Physical characteristics: Uranus has a small rocky center that is covered by a thick gaseous fluid layer of water, ammonia, and methane.

Weather: The average temperature of Uranus is -351 degrees F. Uranus has strong winds and clouds that orbit the planet composed of methane ice crystals.

Size: The radius of Uranus is 15,759 miles across, making it approximately 4 times bigger than the Earth.

Speed: Uranus orbits the sun once every 84 Earth years.

# of Moons: 27

Other interesting facts:

• Uranus is blue because of the large amount of methane in the atmosphere.

• There are very faint rings around Uranus!