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'''Uranus''' is the seventh planet in the Solar System.  Uranus was discovered by the English astronomer [[William Herschel]] in 1781.  It was originally named "Georgium Sidis," or "George's Planet," in honor of King George III of England.  The name was later changed and named after the ancient Greek god of the heavens who was the father of [[Saturn]] (Chronos) and grandfather of [[Jupiter]] (Zeus).  Uranus has twenty one moons, 5 of which are large enough to determine their existance from earth.  The moons include Miranda, Circe, Puck, Baltar, Spungo, and Tybalt.  Most of the moons of Uranus have names drawn from the works of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]].

'''Uranus''' is the seventh planet in the Solar System.  Uranus was discovered by the English astronomer [[William Herschel]] in 1781.  It was originally named "Georgium Sidis," or "George's Planet," in honor of King George III of England.  The name was later changed and named after the ancient Greek god of the heavens who was the father of [[Saturn]] (Chronos) and grandfather of [[Jupiter]] (Zeus).  Uranus has twenty one moons, 5 of which are large enough to determine their existance from earth.  The moons include Miranda, Circe, Puck, Baltar, Spungo, and Tybalt.  Most of the moons of Uranus have names drawn from the works of [[William Shakespeare|Shakespeare]].

The name "Uranus" was first proposed by Bode<ref>http://www.nineplanets.org/help.html#bode</ref> in conformity with the other planetary names from classical mythology but didn't come into common use until 1850.

The name "Uranus" was first proposed by Bode<ref>http://www.nineplanets.org/help.html#bode</ref> in conformity with the other planetary names from classical mythology but didn't come into common use until 1850.  Uranus has been visited by only one spacecraft, Voyager 2 in January 1986.

One fascinating feature of Uranus is that it is tipped over.  Its north pole lies 98° from being up and down on it's orbit plane.  The seasons are therfore extreme, the sun rises at the north pole and says up for 42 years.  When it sets there are 42 years of darkness.  There is also a series of 9 narrow rings surrounding Uranus like many of the other gas giant planets. <ref>Universe, 7th Edition by R.A. Freedman & W.J. Kaufmann </ref>

One fascinating feature of Uranus is that it is tipped over.  Its north pole lies 98° from being up and down on it's orbit plane.  The seasons are therfore extreme, the sun rises at the north pole and says up for 42 years.  When it sets there are 42 years of darkness.  There is also a series of 9 narrow rings surrounding Uranus like many of the other gas giant planets. <ref>Universe, 7th Edition by R.A. Freedman & W.J. Kaufmann </ref>

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