Uranus
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It takes just over 84 Earth years to orbit the Sun, at a distance of around 1,783 million miles. It travels slowly, moving at about 4.3 miles per second. By comparison, the Earth moves at nearly 18.6 miles per second.
Most planets spin around like tops, but Uranus rolls around the Sun on its side, like a barrel. It may have been tipped onto its side millions of years ago by a collision with a planet-sized comet. Uranus spins quickly, making one turn in 17.9 hours.
Like Saturn, Uranus has a system of rings, which were discovered in 1977. In 1986, Voyager 2 space probe photographed and measured them. The rings were found to be made up mostly of dark dust.
Astonomers have officially identified at least 21 moons. The five largest moons: Ariel and Umbriel are both dark and cratered, while Titania has deep, long valleys. Oberon is heavily cratered, and Miranda is a small ball of ice about 293 miles across.
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