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URANUS

1 none. [Astronomy] One of the giant planets, the seventh planet from the sun, is sometimes visible to the naked eye. It has 27 satellites, a ring system, and an axis of rotation almost lying in the plane of the orbit. Mean distance from sun: 2870 million km; period of revolution around sun: 84 years; period of axial rotation: 17.23 hours; diameter and mass: 4 and 14.5 times that of earth respectively.

URANUS

2 none. [Greek mythology] The personification of the sky, who, as a god, ruled the universe and fathered the Titans and Cyclopes on his wife and mother Gaea (earth). He was overthrown by his son Cronus.

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none astronomy one giant seventh planet sun sometimes visible naked eye has ring system axis rotation almost lying

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plane orbit mean distance million km period revolution around axial diameter mass earth respectively greek mythology sky god universe on his wife mother he son

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