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Uranus
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the 7th planet of the solar system with a blue-green color located between Saturn and Neptune
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(Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
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The Voyager 2 spacecraft flew by Uranus in 1986, providing the first close-up images and data about its rings and moons.
Uranus experiences extreme seasonal variations because of its unusual tilt, with each pole facing the Sun for about 42 years.
Uranus orbits the Sun at an average distance of about 1.8 billion miles and takes 84 Earth years to complete one orbit.
Astronomers continue to study Uranus to understand its magnetic field, ring system, and the composition of its atmosphere.
Uranus was discovered by Sir William Herschel in 1781, making it the first planet discovered with a telescope.
