Sure, Neptune Is Cold, But Not As Much As… Uranus
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- čas přidán 12. 05. 2024
- If intelligent beings from outside the solar system were to observe Neptune and Uranus, they might be prone to think that these are twin planets. And they wouldn't be completely wrong. These two share almost identical physical characteristics, especially now that we know Neptune is not actually as blue as we have been picturing it over the last few decades, but is, in fact, the same color as Uranus. However, upon closer inspection, perhaps one provided by our point of view from Earth, the two celestial objects present remarkable differences. Above all, they have different temperatures. This wouldn't be surprising, given that if you consider the Sun as a huge source of heat, the farther you move from it, the colder it gets. Following this reasoning, Neptune would be the coldest among the two, being the farthest. However, Uranus defies this law. It is indeed much colder than Neptune. How is this possible? Let's find out.
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Similar Planets, Different Planets…
Neptune, residing as the eighth and farthest planet from the Sun, boasts a diameter of approximately 30,598 miles (49,244 kilometers), making it the fourth-largest planet. Its atmosphere, primarily composed of hydrogen and helium, exhibits a dynamic interplay of weather patterns, including the presence of the Great Dark Spot, akin to Jupiter's Great Red Spot.
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The Atmospheric Factor
While the distance from the sun is a critical factor in determining the temperatures of the planets, the atmosphere likely plays an even more significant role. Visualize the atmosphere as a lid, and the planet as something you wish to cook. Using a minimal external heat source, you warm up your food. Now, consider the lid in place, but with holes.
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The Internal Heat
Not only is the surface temperature low, but Uranus is also cold on the inside.
Unlike some other planets, it does not emit significant internal heat, making it challenging to precisely gauge its interior temperature. However, scientists use theoretical models and indirect observations to infer information about the planet's internal conditions.
The estimated internal temperature of Uranus is thought to be influenced by its formation and subsequent evolution.
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More about Uranus
As I mentioned before, Voyager discovered something unusual within Uranus’s atmosphere. More precisely, it found something amiss with the planet’s clouds.
When it flew by, Voyager could only spot 10 different types of clouds floating around on Uranus. This is an incredibly low number, considering that clouds typically come in a wide variety.
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More about Neptune
As for Neptune, its atmosphere boasts a blend primarily comprising hydrogen (about 80%), helium (around 19%), and a trace of methane (approximately 1.5%). This methane content imparts a captivating blue hue to Neptune's atmosphere, setting it apart from its planetary counterpart.
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The Axial Tilt Factor
As you can understand, the main contribution to the temperature of these two planets directly comes from their atmospheres. But what about other factors?
Well, it turns out the tilt of a planet’s axis might influence its temperature.
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A Different Solar System
As we briefly mentioned earlier, the extreme axial tilt of Uranus, where the planet essentially rotates on its side, is believed to have resulted from a significant impact on a massive object early in the solar system's history. This catastrophic collision likely occurred when Uranus was still in the process of forming, during a period known as the Late Heavy Bombardment.
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Credits: Ron Miller, Mark A. Garlick / MarkGarlick.com ,Elon Musk/SpaceX/ Flickr
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00:00 Intro
1:10 Similar planets, different planets
3:30 The Atmospheric Factor
6:20 The Internal Heat
8:40 More about neptune
10:20 The Axial Tilt Factor
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When Uranus is cold, just turn on the heated seats in your car.
Couldn't help yourself could you?
🙄🙄😂😂
How adorable. ❤
We're not that ignorant, Venus is hotter than mercury though mercury is the closest planet to the sun.. come on.
Unfortunately many don’t know this. I guess the audience does.
Venus has greenhouse effects that trap heat, so that's why it's hotter than mercury, like he said atmospheric conditions play a huge role in heat or cold
Bro -im watching this with my 10 year old... Maybe you should read a book like an adult and not watch chidrens show and mistaking yourself as smart.
Venus thick atmosphere makes it Hotter then Mercury.
@@Jaggerbush huh?
Thank you for your great videos, it would have been greater without background music because many would like to watch these videos at bedtime but the background music will be the obstacle
Noted ! Thanks for the feedback
So you’re saying it’s freezing Uranus off?
Only when the wind is behind me!
@@QUICKBOOKS1James Webb recently discovered a new massive ring around Uranus.
Vibrant blue atmosphere? Not anymore...
Glistening Green would have been more accurate.
it's the same blue as it always was, this new "study" is bs
Neptune is my favorite planet, sad there is not much more information than i have search ! Love to see more video of Neptune :) Have a good weekend ! :)
What do you like about Neptune?
@@pluto9000
As for me, I'd like to know its wildest winds in its ecuatorial zone it produces.
@@ameliadiaz8040 My favorite planet used to be Venus until they caused global warming to get out of control.
I’m afraid there ain’t too much happening on Neptune.
@@pluto9000that is alot :) i want to learn more about the planet :)!
Do you really have to add that loud musics to your videos? Why do you keep doing that? It makes to hard to understand what you are saying.
It's free music.
Great video and information !
Please turn down the background music it is very annoying thank you and have a good day.
5:26 - "You may ask, how do astronomers measure Uranus's temperature?"
By shoving in a gigantic thermometer of course!
Background music to loud!!
Uranus the fart planet
more like ice giant*
Wasn't Uranus and Neptune born in the opposite order than what we observe today, where Neptune was originally next to Saturn and Uranus was the final planet?
Furthermore, wasn't there a time later when Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune aligned, with the first two's devastating combined gravity flinging Neptune out into the Kuiper Belt, where it suffered excrucciatingly virulent bombardment of comets and meteorites?
Maybe that's one reason why Neptune is 'hotter'than Uranus, and why its internal activity is greater: much is owed to the way it's been utterly tortured in its early lifetime.
However, Neptune's still the windiest planet in all our Solar System. 🔱
I had to brace myself for all the Uranus puns ! 🌐
I'm not disappointed. I think a lot of people did!
MUSIC IS TOO LOUD.
James Webb recently discovered a new massive ring around Uranus.
It’s a poopy 💩 ring 💍
@@treystephens6166 NAH💀💀💀
Loud sound track means less viewers, including myself.
Uranus is the coldest thing in this solar system. We need to warm Uranus
@MrGoombasticveryFantastic bro just taking fact from uranus and adding them to neptune 💀
I ate habanero yesterday so that's not a problem
The curry I had last night begs to differ
that is what she said
Fun Fact: There are no squirrels on Uranus and Neptune.
The background music made me quit watching after 1 minute. Why do so many CZcamsrs do it? don't they watch their own videos?
Yes it’s very loud
I lasted for 5 minutes but the first 2 minutes I was away AFK.
You have thin skin.
@@SodaPopinksi That's another way of seeing it.
It's supposed to be background music not foreground music.
Sounds like the title of a song that should have been in Broke Back Mountain.
I am mature.
I am mature.
I am mature.
im not mature
ofc Uranus ... is cold .... when ur dead ...
bro its so cold that's its freezing off 💀💀