Uranus's Thermal Environment

extracted from Thermal Environments JPL D-8160

The following table summarizes the range of Direct Solar, Reflected Solar (Albedo), and Planetary Infrared for the planet Uranus.


                 Perihelion       Aphelion         Mean

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Direct Solar      4.09 W/sqM      3.39 W/sqM       3.71 W/sqM

Albedo             0.343           0.343            0.343
(subsolar peak)

Planetary IR.     0.72 W/sqM      0.55 W/sqM       0.63 W/sqM

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