Uranus

Uranus is the 7^th planet in our solar system. It is nowhere near as massive a Jupiter or Saturn, but it is a great deal larger than any of the inner planets. It is most known for its faint vertical rings. It rotates vertically, up and down other than normal planets that rotate horizontally. Scientist theorizes that Uranus was knocked over into a vertical rotation. It is a bluish color and is made of mostly ice. The only spacecraft to visit Uranus was Voyager 2. At that time, Uranus’ South Pole was pointed almost directly to the sun. Its day is 17 hours, but its year is 84 Earth years. Its atmosphere is made up of hydrogen and helium. It has 27 moons, all of which are named after Shakespeare’s and Alexander Pope’s characters. It is named after the roman sky god.