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Uranus
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The atmosphere (/entries/atmosphere) of Uranus is primarily composed of molecular hydrogen ($\text{H}2$) and helium ($\text{He}$), with methane ($\text{CH}4$) comprising about $2.3\%$ of the volume (/entries/volume). Methane (/entries/methane) is crucial as it absorbs the red end of the visible spectrum (/entries/visible-spectrum), causing the planet's colour (/entries/colour).
[Atmospheric dynamics](/entries/atmospheric-d…