bsicos Urano La Tierra

Tamao: radio ecuatorial 25.559 km. 6.378 km.

149.600.000
Distancia media al Sol 2.870.990.000 km.
km.
Dia: periodo de rotacin sobre el eje
17,9 horas 23,93 horas

Ao: rbita alrededor del Sol 84,01 aos 1 ao

Temperatura media superficial -210 C 15 C
Gravedad superficial en el ecuador 7,77 m/s2 9,78 m/s2

Su distancia al Sol es el doble que la de Saturno. Est tan lejos que, desde Urano, el Sol parece una estrella
ms. Aunque, mucho ms brillante que las otras. Su radio ecuatorial es unas cuatro veces el de la Tierra.

DESCUBRIDOR

Urano, descubierto por William Herschel en 1781, es visible sin telescopio. Seguro que alguien lo haba visto antes, pero la enorme

distancia hace que brille poco y se mueva lentamente. Adems, en el cielo hay ms de 5.000 estrellas ms brillantes que l.

La inclinacin sorprendente de Urano provoca un efecto curioso: su campo magntico se inclina 60 en relacin al eje y la cola tiene
forma de tirabuzn, a causa de la rotacin del planeta.

Anillos de Urano

En 1977 se descubrieron los 9 primeros anillos de Urano. En 1986, la visita de la nave Voyager permiti medir y fotografiar los

anillos, y descubrir dos nuevos.

Los anillos de Urano son distintos de los de Jpiter y Saturno. El exterior, Epsilon est formado por grandes rocas de hielo y tiene color

gris. Parece que hay otros anillos, o fragmentos, no muy amplios, de unos 50 metros.

Satlites de Urano

Urano tiene 27 satlites naturales conocidos gracias a las observaciones de las sondas Voyager 2 y del Telescopio
Espacial Hubble. Ninguno de estos satlites tiene atmsfera.

Los nombres de los satlites de Urano se toman de los personajes de las obras de William Shakespeare y
Alexander Pope, especialmente de sus protagonistas femeninas.

Los satlites ms grandes son Titania y Obern, de tamao similar (1.580 y 1.20 km de dimetro,
respectivamente).

Miranda, uno de estos satlites, de 470 km de dimetro, est compuesto por hielo de agua y polvo. Tiene el
acantilado ms alto del Sistema Solar, una altsima pared de 20 km de altura (10 veces ms alta que las paredes
del Gran Can, en la Tierra).
 Uranus
Basic
Size: equatorial radius Twenty-five thousand five
hundred and fifty kilometers
Average distance to the Sun Two thousand eight hundred
and seventy million nine
hundred ninety thousand
kilometers
Day: period of rotation on the Seventeen point nine
axis hours
Year: orbit around the Sun Eighty-four point zero
one years
Average surface temperature Minus two hundred and
ten degrees centigrade
Surface gravity at the equator Seven point seventy-
seven meters per second
squared
Earth
Six thousand, three hundred and
seventy-five miles.
One hundred forty-nine million
six hundred thousand kilometers
Twenty-third point ninety-
three hours
One year
Fifteen degrees centigrade
Nine point seventy eight
meters per second squared

Its distance from the Sun is twice that of Saturn. It is so far away that, from Uranus, the Sun seems one more
star. Although, much brighter than the others. Its equatorial radius is about four times that of Earth.
DISCOVERER
Uranus, discovered by William Herschel in 1781, is visible without a telescope. Surely someone had seen it
before, but the enormous distance makes it shine little and move slowly. Also, in the sky there are more than
5,000 stars brighter than him.
The surprising inclination of Uranus causes a curious effect: its magnetic field tilts 60 relative to the axis and
the tail is shaped like a corkscrew, because of the rotation of the planet
Uranus Rings
In 1977 the first 9 rings of Uranus were discovered. In 1986, the visit of the Voyager spacecraft allowed to
measure and photograph the rings, and to discover two new ones.
The rings of Uranus are different from those of Jupiter and Saturn. The exterior, Epsilon is formed by large
rocks of ice and has gray color. It seems that there are other rings, or fragments, not very wide, about 50 meters.
Satellites of Uranus
Uranus has 27 known natural satellites thanks to the observations of the Voyager 2 probes and the Hubble
Space Telescope. None of these satellites has atmosphere.
The names of the satellites of Uranus are taken from the characters of the works of William Shakespeare and
Alexander Pope, especially of their female protagonists.
The largest satellites are Titania and Oberon, of similar size (1,580 and 1.20 km in diameter, respectively).
Miranda, one of these satellites, 470 km in diameter, is composed of water ice and dust. It has the highest cliff
of the Solar System, a very high wall 20 km high (10 times higher than the walls of the Grand Canyon, on
Earth)