It is a world wrapped in mystery - the seventh planet from the sun, Uranus, seen up close just once nearly four decades ago by a passing NASA probe and still warily guarding its secrets.
"It spins on its side. And even then, its magnetic field is still misaligned with its rotational axis. The atmospheric circulation and internal heat release appear weaker than Neptune, but there are still a range of dynamical features and storms that have been observed," Akins added.contained in an atmosphere comprised mostly of hydrogen and helium, is the third-largest planet in our solar system. It has a diameter of about 31,500 miles and is big enough to fit 63 Earths inside it.
"Polar cyclones are regions of high winds moving in a direction determined by the planet's rotation - clockwise on Venus, Uranus and anti-clockwise for the rest - with differing air properties between the inside and out," Akins said.
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