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EXTREME SEASONS – Due to its sideways tilt, Uranus experiences 42-year-long seasons.

VOYAGER 2 FLYBY – The only spacecraft to visit Uranus, conducting a flyby in 1986.

UMBRIEL – A dark and heavily cratered moon of Uranus.

TITANIA – The largest moon of Uranus, possibly harboring a subsurface ocean.

OBERON – A large moon of Uranus known for its cratered and darkened surface.

ARIEL – A bright Uranian moon with evidence of tectonic and possibly cryovolcanic activity.

MIRANDA – A moon of Uranus with deep canyons and varied terrain, suggesting past geologic upheaval.

MAGNETOSPHERE OF URANUS – Highly tilted and offset from the rotation axis, creating an unusual magnetic environment.

FAINT RING SYSTEM – Uranus has narrow, dark rings made of dust and ice particles.

METHANE ATMOSPHERE – Methane gas in Uranus’ upper atmosphere gives it a blue-green color.