Thread: How many years does the summer in Uranus last?
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Old 03-26-2007, 10:20 PM
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A "year" on Uranus lasts ~84 years. If you assume that the summer is one quarter of the time (eg summer, autumn, winter and spring) then a quarter of that is 21 years.

At the height of summer, the sun is virtually straight above the north pole, meaning there is no night for half the planet, while the other half the planet is in perpetual night at the hieght of winter.

en.wikipedia.org
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