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URANUS

COMPOSITION OF
ATMOSPHERE
EXTERNAL FEATURES AND
INTERNAL STRUCTURE Hydrogen 83%
OF URANUS
Helium 15%
Methane2%
Atmosphere
of hydrogen,
helium, and Sharply defined
methane gases
Epsilon ring

Dense mantle of
icy and gaseous
water, ammonia,
and methane
Blue-green hue due to
presence of methane
in atmosphere
Core temperature
12,600°F (7,000°C)

South Pole
Solid rocky core
10,500 miles(17,000
km) in diameter

Mantle 6,000 miles
(10,000 km) thick
Atmosphere
merging into
mantle

Cloudtop
temperature
-350°F (-210°C)

Rings of dark
rocks interspersed
Icy clouds of with dust lanes
frozen methane
blown by winds of
185 mph (300 km/h)

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