Fun Facts!

The axis of Uranus is tilted at an angle of 98 degrees compared to the Sun’s orbital plane. By comparison, the Earth’s axis is tilted at an average of 23.5 degrees. Unlike most moons that are named after Greek or Roman gods, the moons of Uranus have names like Oberon, Titania, Puck, Ariel, and Umbriel from Shakespeare’s plays or Alexander Pope’s poems.