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It not only has an odd axis of rotation, it's also the coldest planet, with temps approaching -400 Fahrenheit |
Uranus
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$600 |
J |
GOING TO PLANETARY EXTREMES |
2024-09-09 |
#9156 |
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In Polish, this planet with 28 known moons is 2 letters shorter than in English & presents no pronunciation dilemmas |
Uranus
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$600 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
2024-05-08 |
#9098 |
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Its unique tilt ensures 21-year winters for each pole; we'll throw in that Cupid is an inner moon |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
J |
FEATURES OF THE PLANET |
2023-12-29 |
#9005 |
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Thisblue-green ice giant was the first planet to be discovered with a telescope |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
DJ |
ON ANOTHER PLANET |
2023-10-18 |
#17 |
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Including Portia & Juliet, several moons of this 7th planet were discovered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986 |
Uranus
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$800 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
2020-10-27 |
#8267 |
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William Herschel described it as "perhaps a comet", but it turned out to be the seventh planet |
Uranus
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$400 |
DJ |
IT'S ASTRONOMICAL |
2019-12-18 |
#8118 |
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It was the first planet discovered in modern times; William Herschel thought it was a comet when he first saw it |
Uranus
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$800 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
2019-05-06 |
#7986 |
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Relative to the plane of its orbit, it spins almost on its side |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
J |
WHAT'S THAT PLANET? |
2017-05-29 |
#7541 |
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With no dad issues because he had no dad, he was the sky in Greek myth |
Uranus
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$1,600 |
DJ |
PLANETARY PEOPLE & THINGS |
2017-04-11 |
#7507 |
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The one originally named Georgium Sidus, after King George III |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
J |
WHICH PLANET? |
2016-02-29 |
#7246 |
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From the creator of Cap. Underpants comes "Rickey Ricotta's Mighty Robot vs. the Uranium Unicorns" of this planet |
Uranus
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$800 |
DJ |
PLANETARY BOOKSTORE |
2016-01-18 |
#7216 |
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Named for the first ruler of the universe in Greek mythology, it was the first to be discovered by telescope |
Uranus
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$800 |
J |
IT'S A PLANET |
2014-07-25 |
#6890 |
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In mythology, he's dad to the Cyclopes as well as the Titans |
Uranus
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$2,000 |
DJ |
PLANETARY MATTERS? |
2012-11-21 |
#6483 |
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This planet, the third largest in our solar system, was discovered by William Herschel in 1781 |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
2012-07-31 |
#6432 |
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Husband to Gaea & father of the Titans |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
J |
ONE OF THE 8 PLANETS |
2010-12-17 |
#6045 |
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It was the first to be discovered with the aid of the telescope |
Uranus
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$1,600 |
DJ |
PICK A PLANET |
2010-01-01 |
#5825 |
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On March 10, 1977 astronomers discovered this 7th planet from the sun also had rings |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
J |
THE SOLAR SYSTEM |
2008-03-14 |
#5420 |
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A list of this planet's moons, including Oberon & Titania, reads like a who's who of Shakespeare |
Uranus
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$800 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
2007-11-27 |
#5342 |
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In 1781 it became the first planet discovered in modern times |
Uranus
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$2,000 |
DJ |
DID YOU PLANET THAT WAY? |
2007-10-23 |
#5317 |
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A Greek God inspired the name of this planet, the farthest that can be seen without a telescope |
Uranus
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$2,000 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
2007-01-04 |
#5139 |
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Voyager II flew by this planet January 24, 1986, 205 years after its discovery |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
2004-12-03 |
#4660 |
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(Cheryl of the Clue Crew stands behind a large metal cylinder in the Adler Planetarium in Chicago.) This telescope was made by William Herschel & may be the actual one he used to discover this planet in 1781 |
Uranus
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$2,000 |
DJ |
THE ADLER PLANETARIUM |
2004-10-11 |
#4621 |
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This seventh planet from the Sun was the first to be discovered by telescope |
Uranus
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$400 |
J |
DID WE PLANET THAT WAY? |
2004-07-02 |
#4580 |
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When William Herschel discovered this planet in 1781, he first thought it was a comet |
Uranus
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$2,000 |
DJ |
THE SOLAR SYSTEM |
2004-01-01 |
#4449 |
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Johann Bode proposed the name of a mythological father for this planet |
Uranus
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$400 |
J |
SPACE |
2001-11-01 |
#3949 |
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It was the first planet discovered with a telescope |
Uranus
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$600 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1998-07-13 |
#3211 |
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Most of this planet's moons are named for Shakespearean characters |
Uranus
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FJ |
THE PLANETS |
1997-06-18 |
#2963 |
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With a diameter of 25 miles, Cordelia is the smallest known moon of this planet; Titania is the largest |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1995-12-04 |
#2591 |
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William Herschel discovered this planet's 2 largest moons, Oberon & Titania, as well as the planet itself |
Uranus
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$500 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
1995-06-26 |
#2506 |
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The most distant planet that can be seen with the naked eye |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1994-03-08 |
#2197 |
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This third-largest planet spins on its axis 98 degrees from the perpendicular |
Uranus
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$500 |
J |
THE PLANETS |
1993-03-16 |
#1972 |
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A large amount of me than e in this 7th planet's atmosphere causes it to appear bluish-green |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1992-11-16 |
#1886 |
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This seventh planet is twice as far from the Sun as the sixth |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1992-09-10 |
#1839 |
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In 1986 Voyager II discovered this planet has 15 moons & 11 rings |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1991-02-05 |
#1487 |
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At first, William Herschel wanted to call it Georgium Sidus after George III of England |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1990-12-31 |
#1461 |
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It's the first planet whose discoverer is known |
Uranus
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FJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1990-10-10 |
#1403 |
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The letter H, for William Herschel, is used in a symbol representing this planet |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1990-07-13 |
#1370 |
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This remote planet orbits the sun at a 98 degree axis, almost lying on its side |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1990-03-05 |
#1276 |
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The planet William Herschel discovered in 1781 & named Georgium Sidus after George III is now called this |
Uranus
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$600 |
DJ |
THE PLANETS |
1989-04-03 |
#1066 |
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This planet is named for the original god of the sky in Greek mythology |
Uranus
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FJ |
THE PLANETS |
1989-03-14 |
#1052 |
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4 of this outer planet's moons are named for Shakespearean characters |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1988-10-20 |
#949 |
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This planet was discovered in 1781; in 1977, astronomers discovered it has rings |
Uranus
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$600 |
DJ |
THE SOLAR SYSTEM |
1988-06-21 |
#892 |
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Though all others rotate on a vertical axis this outer planet spins on a horizontal one |
Uranus
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$1,000 |
DJ |
THE SOLAR SYSTEM |
1986-04-04 |
#410 |
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Noticed for 100 years, but thought to be a star, this 7th planet was discovered in 1781 |
Uranus
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$400 |
DJ |
ASTRONOMY |
1985-02-01 |
#105 |