UranusFacts, Moons, & Rings

uranus88Uranus Observational Parameters Discoverer: William Herschel Discovery Date: 13 March 1781 Distance from Earth Minimum (10 6 km) 2580.6 Maximum (10 6 km) 3153.5In Greek mythology, Uranus ( ˈ j ʊər ə n ə s YOOR-ə-nəs, also j ʊ ˈ r eɪ n ə s yoo-RAY-nəs), [2] sometimes written Ouranos (Ancient Greek: Οὐρανός, lit. 'sky', ), is the personification of the sky and one of the Greek primordial