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8/27/2014

Topic Reading-Vol.868-8/27/2014

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Uranus: Why we should visit the most unloved planet
How much do you now about this remote planet in our solar system? It orbits outside Saturn, almost three billion km away from the Sun, 20 times further than the Earth. It is massive, 60 times as large as Earth, being covered by gasses. It has 26 small moons and a few faint rings. One interesting characteristics of this giant planet is that unlike other planets, it rotates on an axis pointing at the Sun. This means the half of the planet never gets sunlight for many years or decades.
Is it worth investing millions of budget to explore? Some scientists believe it is. But how much it could cost and will take to get some feedback from such a bold mission?
Enjoy reading and learning about this mysterious planet.

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