Question

explain why neptune is more massive than uranus, even though it is samller
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Answer:

Neptune is denser and physically smaller than Uranus because its greater mass causes more gravitational compression of its atmosphere. The planet orbits the Sun once every 164.8 years at an average distance of 30.1 AU (4.5 billion km; 2.8 billion mi).

Composition by volume: : Gases: 80%±3.2% hydrogen (H; 2); 19%±3.2% helium (He); ...

Named after: Latin Neptūnus, via French Neptune

Axial tilt: 28.32° (to orbit)

Equatorial rotation velocity: 2.68 km/s (9,650 km/h)