URANUS    Seventh planet from the Sun

          Mean distance from Sun:    19.2 AU = 2,870,000,000 KM

          Diameter:                  52,300 KM

          Mass:                      14.54 Earths

          Density:                   1.2 grams / cubic centimeter

          Surface temperature:       < -250 F

          Orbital period:            84.01 years
        
          Without the information gathered by Voyager 2, little would be 
          known about this distant planet.  Although visible in small to 
          medium telescopes, not nuch is revealed by Earth-based 
          observation other than Uranus' pale blue color.  The planet is 
          now know to have a system of at least nine rings.
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