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[[File:Uranus.jpg|thumb|The symbols for Uranus]] | [[File:Uranus.jpg|thumb|The symbols for Uranus]] | ||
'''Uranus''' is the seventh planet from the Sun. Its name is a reference to the Greek god of the sky, Uranus, who, according to Greek mythology, was the great-grandfather of Ares ([[Mars]]), grandfather of Zeus ([[Jupiter]]) and father of Cronus ([[Saturn]]). It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. Uranus is similar in composition to [[Neptune]], and both have bulk chemical compositions which differ from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. For this reason, scientists often classify Uranus and Neptune as "ice giants" to distinguish them from the other giant planets. | '''Uranus''' is the seventh planet from the [[Sun]]. Its name is a reference to the Greek god of the sky, Uranus, who, according to Greek mythology, was the great-grandfather of Ares ([[Mars]]), grandfather of Zeus ([[Jupiter]]) and father of Cronus ([[Saturn]]). It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System. Uranus is similar in composition to [[Neptune]], and both have bulk chemical compositions which differ from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn. For this reason, scientists often classify Uranus and Neptune as "ice giants" to distinguish them from the other giant planets. | ||
==Astrology== | ==Astrology== | ||
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Since Uranus also holds sway over social change, it also regulates the global brotherhood of man and all humanitarian concerns, including environmental issues. Uranus rules [[Aquarius]]. | Since Uranus also holds sway over social change, it also regulates the global brotherhood of man and all humanitarian concerns, including environmental issues. Uranus rules [[Aquarius]]. | ||
This planet stays in a sign for seven years and therefore takes 84 years to circle the zodiac. | This planet stays in a sign for seven years and therefore takes 84 years to circle the [[zodiac]]. | ||
[[Category: Planets]] | [[Category: Planets]] | ||