Nama : Eli Widianingsih

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URANUS

In ancient times humans studied the night sky and discovered the worlds of Mercury,
Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. But beyond this realm of knowledge, another world shined
brightly just waiting to be discovered.

Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun. From a distance of about 20 astronomical
units for 20 times the distance between Earth and the Sun, Uranus orbits the star once every
84 earth years approximately the length of a human's entire life. This orbit causes each season
of Uranus to last that much longer. Theoretically, a human living on Uranus would
experience the four seasons only once but each for about 21 years.

Partially due to its distance from the Sun, Uranus boasts the coldest temperatures in
the solar system. These icy temperatures dropping as low as negative 370 degrees Fahrenheit
are largely influenced by the planet's composition. At about 4 Earth's wide Uranus has an
earth-sized core made of iron and magnesium silicate. The remainder approximately 80% of
Uranus is a worldwide ocean of ices made of water, ammonia, and methane the chemical
behind the planets cooled blue color. This icy composition prevents Uranus from emitting
much heat compared to other planets making the blue world the solar systems coldest.

In addition to its extreme temperatures at orbit Uranus has a dramatic orientation.

While the other seven planets spin on their axes like tops, Uranus appears to roll along its
equator. The planet is tilted at a near right angle in which polar regions point toward and
away from the Sun rather than upward and downward. This tilt thought to be the result of
Uranus is collision with at least one celestial body has also affected the orientation of
Uranus's thirteen rings and 27 known moons. Unlike the rings and moons of other worlds
which orbit their home planets horizontally, those of Uranus orbit in a vertical orientation
along the planets tilted equator much like a ferris wheel.

Uranus and its many unusual features were a mystery to the ancients and the planet
was actually thought to be a star. But in the late 18th century astronomer William Herschel
discovered that the celestial object was actually a new world. The scientific community
debated over what the planet should be called and eventually chose a name suggested by
astronomer Johann Elert Bode. Bode believed that since Jupiter was the father of the Gods
and Saturn was the father of Jupiter, then these new planet should be the father of Saturn,
Caelus. But rather than following the tradition of using names from ancient Roman religion,
Bode instead opted for Caelus ancient Greek equivalent Ouranus. Ouranus the ancient Greek
God of the heavens was then latinized to be Uranus. To this day Uranus is still the only planet
that veered from tradition with an ancient Greek namesake a status most fitting for a planet
beyond convention.

1. The sun, Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn.

2. The distance from Uranus to the Sun about 20 astronomical units for 20 times the
distance between Earth and the Sun.
3. Uranus orbits the star once every 84 earth years approximately the length of a
human's entire life. This orbit causes each season of Uranus to last that much
longer.
4. The temperature in Uranus 370 degrees Fahrenheit
5. The wide of Uranus about 4 Earth's wide
6. 80% of Uranus is a worldwide ocean of ices made of water, ammonia, and
methane
7. The dramatic orientation of Uranus while the other seven planets spin on their
axes like tops, Uranus appears to roll along its equator. The planet is tilted at a
near right angle in which polar regions point toward and away from the Sun rather
than upward and downward.
8. In the late 18th century astronomer William Herschel discovered that the celestial
object was actually a new world.
9. The scientific community debated over what the planet should be called and
eventually chose a name suggested by astronomer Johann Elert Bode.
10. Bode believed that since Jupiter was the father of the Gods and Saturn was the
father of Jupiter, then these new planet should be the father of Saturn, Caelus.
11. Ouranus the ancient Greek God of the heavens was then latinized to be Uranus.