FIELD GUIDE
Uranus
The tilted ice giant
Uranus is unique among planets — it rotates on its side, with an axial tilt of 98 degrees. This ice giant's blue-green color comes from methane in its atmosphere absorbing red light.
Explore in the Voyage →Stats
- DIAMETER
- 51,118 km
- DISTANCE FROM SUN
- 2,871 million km
- DAY LENGTH
- 17.2 hours
- TEMPERATURE
- -224°C to -197°C
Facts
Uranus rotates on its side with an axial tilt of 98 degrees
It was the first planet discovered using a telescope (1781)
A year on Uranus lasts 84 Earth years
Its blue-green color comes from methane in the atmosphere
Mission — The Tipped World
A pale ice giant knocked onto its side, rolling around the Sun with rings standing upright and seasons that last decades.
IN THIS MISSION:
- On Its Side
- Methane Blue
- Faint Rings & a Shattered Moon