Uranus Fun Facts

•Uranus is made up of mostly hydrogen but also contains a gas called methane. Methane absorbs red light and reflects blue light so a blue-green methane haze hides the interior of the planet.

•Uranus was the first planet discovered by telescope.

•Uranus takes 84 Earth years to go around the sun. It has daylight for 42 years and darkness for the next 42 years.

•Uranus rotates on its side due to a large collision early in its formation.

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