Uranus Data Sheet

The seventh planet from the sun is much like its gaseous neighbors, with a cloudy surface, rapid winds, and a small rocky core.

Uranus data (averages):
Diameter: 31,763 miles
Time to rotate: 17 hours, 54 minutes
Orbit: 84 Earth years

Compared to Earth:
Mass: 14.5 times Earth's
Diameter: 4.1 times Earth's
Distance from Sun: 19.2 times as far

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