ATMOSPHERE
| Uranus is a gaseous planet like Jupiter, Saturn and Neptune, with a distinct blue-green appearance. This color is probably due to a concentration of methane in its upper atmosphere, absorbing red light. As with other gaseous planets, the predominant elements in the Uranus atmosphere are hydrogen and helium. The clouds that form in this atmosphere are moved by prevailing winds that blow in the same direction as the planet rotates, just as they do on Jupiter, Saturn and Earth. |