Posted on 11/29/2020 5:26:35 PM PST by CheshireTheCat
Uranus is weird. It’s unlike any other planet in our solar system for a number of reasons, but its most bizarre feature is that it rotates at a roughly 90-degree angle to all the other planets. Scientists believe that its strange orientation is due to an impact that the planet sustained early in its life, but they’re just beginning to understand how this particular circumstance is affecting the planet on a day-to-day basis.
In a new paper published in the Journal of Geophysical Research, scientists explain that, based on models of the planet and its magnetosphere, it’s likely that the solar wind streaming from the Sun actually enters and flows through the magnetosphere rather than flowing around it....
(Excerpt) Read more at bgr.com ...
Blueflamers go on to study yeranus after high school.
My anus leaks more gas when I eat beans. I bet your anus does too
Uranus needs Mylanta.
“it does not matter how leaky he is.”
Yeah, well, the cat had half his fur scorched off after the last batch of chili I made.
The atmosphere of Uranus is composted mainly of molecular hydrogen and helium. The third most abundant molecule after hydrogen and helium is methane (CH4). It’s the methane in Uranus’ atmosphere that absorbs the red spectrum visible light and gives it the blue-green color.
Beans, beans, the magical fruit.
The more you eat, the more you toot.
who knew ur anus farts???
We can all use some comic relief these days, I think.
Ya done good. We need to laugh. People are so grouchy these days. I got in trouble on Facebook for posting a picture of Joe Biden with the comment "Yikes, who's his embalmer?"
My Karen niece got upset.
Dang.
The herds on Uranus must be massive to generate that much methane.
and what about Uranus sister planet, Urectum?
We have audio from Jupiter and Saturn.
http://www.astrosurf.com/luxorion/audiofiles-jupiter.htm
Now we MUST insert a probe into Uranus’ orbit and get audio of this.
Uranus farts?
I’ll alert the media!
:)
One of the stranger things that was discovered about the gas Giants is that the further away from the sun they are the faster the gas whips around them. You would think with less sunlight reaching them you’d have less energy to get things moving but apparently the colder temperature reduces the friction even faster .
SBDs. Silent but deadly gas leaks. Kinda like the dog!
Yes, ma. I’ll grow up!
Someday.
I miss that show!
“Scientists believe that its strange orientation”
Don’t you listen to them Uranus! You’re just as normal as any other planet!
I don’t like being an old fart.
The highest winds observed in the solar system have been measured on Neptune with speeds near 1,200 mph near the “older” Great Dark Spot. The equatorial regions of Neptune possess average wind speeds of over 700 mph, which is faster than the speed of sound here on Earth.
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