exploration of outer spaces is constantly moving forward.Today, organized mass expedition to the next is to study planets, asteroids and comets.It does not stand aside and Uranus.The planet, located at great distances from the Earth rotates on an elongated elliptical orbit.In one revolution around the sun as much as she takes 84 Earth years.An interesting fact is that since its opening in 1781 on Uranus was not more than three years.
This cosmic giant is fraught with many interesting and mysterious secrets.For example, the axis of rotation is markedly different from the other axis of the planets of the solar system.Therefore Uranus - the planet that rotates, "lying on its side."Scientists attribute this characteristic that its equatorial plane at an angle of 98 degrees relative to the orbit.Comparatively speaking, Uranus looks like a ball that rolls in a circle, while the other planets resemble a whirligig rotation or gyroscope.
Uranus is part of a group of planets - giants.He is the third in size behind, of course, Jupiter and Saturn.It is worth noting that Uranus - a planet 15 times the diameter of our native land.Opening his ring system became a sensation in the world of science.A total of 11, they are narrow, thick and separated from each other for a considerable distance.These belts are made up of stones, so their color is jet black.Prior to this it was thought that only the planet (6th from the Sun) Saturn has a ring system.
Once automatic space probe "Voyager 2" was investigated by the planet Uranus, photo, tell them led to the conclusion that originally the aerospace giant was formed from solid blocks of stone and ice.It is understood that under the ice means not only water, but also many other chemicals.It was also found that unlike the Saturn and Jupiter, the atmosphere of which is composed of hydrogen and helium, air mass Uranus also contain large amounts of acetylene and methane.In the central latitudes of the planet is raging wind that sends clouds of gas like the Earth, it reaches a speed of 160 m \ s.The blue color of Uranus - a consequence of methane absorption red sunlight in the uppermost parts of the atmosphere.
There is another feature that characterizes Uranus.The planet is surrounded by just four magnetic poles.With them, Uranus built around a system consisting of satellites and rings.It looks something like this.In the inner part of the asteroid belt located 12 small satellites, followed by 5 main and already on the outside of the ring is another 9 small space objects.Small satellites have a dark surface and represent only 6-7% of the light falling on them.17 satellites closest to the giant planets move within its magnetic field.They never leave it outside.This phenomenon is still being investigated.But it became clear that the structure of the magnetic sphere of Uranus is much more complicated than that of the Earth, because the satellites have it added, and a definite influence.
