Uranus

Uranus sits at the far end of the solar system, between Saturn and Neptune. These outer planets are made of very different material than the inner planets. Uranus is mostly made up of frozen gas. The inside of Uranus is made up of methane gas. The methane gas gives the planet a blue-green color. Uranus is also covered with clouds.

Uranus is the fourth-largest object in the solar system. It is the seventh planet from the sun. It has been discovered that Uranus has 27 moons and lots of rings. These rings are shaped differently than the rings of Saturn or Jupiter. Uranus has partial rings. The rings are very faint and hard to see. The moons are icy and have no atmosphere. There is not much possibility that there is life on Uranus.

The Voyager II flew by Uranus and was able to get 7,000 pictures of Uranus, its rings, and its moons. The Voyager II was launched in 1977 and arrived in 1986. That is one long trip!