URANUS+IF+MADE+OF

While [|Jupiter] and [|Saturn] are mostly composed of hydrogen and helium, the ice giant Uranus is much different. Instead, it is mostly composed of various ices, like water, ammonia and methane. The [|mass of Uranus] is roughly. 4.5 times the mass of earth; The icy planet Uranus is a smaller version of Jupiter and not the small rocky bodies like Earth. It has faint rings and a number of moons. Uranus takes about 84 years to orbit the sun. It rotates on its side and so half the time one pole is toward the sun and then the other making each of the four seasons last about 20 years. The faint bluish color of the planet is because the methane gas in the atmosphere absorbs red light and reflects blue light.The orbital period is 84years the north and south pole come between periods of 42 light years of darkness has well.It's the coldest planet in the universe,Uranus is 99degrees which makes it rotate on it's side.The [|density of Uranus] is only 1.27 g/cm3.It also was the first planet discovered and has only been visited once.