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Temperature Variation
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Seasonal Variation
Seasonal variations are governed by axial tilt (obliquity)/) relative to the orbital plane. This tilt alters the angle of incidence of solar radiation across the surface over the course of one revolution. Polar regions exhibit the most extreme seasonal variations, often shifting from perpetual daylight at high temperatures to perpetual darkness at cryogenic levels. Tropical zones, conversel… -
Uranus
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Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun (/entries/planet-from-the-sun), the third largest by diameter (/entries/diameter), and the fourth most massive in the Solar System (/entries/solar-system). It belongs to the class of planets termed "ice giants" (/entries/ice-giants) alongside Neptune (/entries/neptune), differentiated from the larger, primarily hydrogen -helium (/entries/helium)-composed gas giants (/ent…