The Planet of Doubt Jupiter and Saturn and on the surface of Uranus itself. At the time "The Planet of Doubt" takes place at the turn of the 22nd century, the limited range of the spaceships ensures that Uranus can only be reached from the American base on Titan when Saturn reaches conjunction with Uranus, an event that occurs once every forty years. The Young expedition explored the planet's south pole in 2060; now Hammond takes his ship, the "Gaea", to the north pole. Finding an ocean at the north pole, Hammond sends the "Gaea" spiraling southeast until they reach land. They find the
Uranus (mythology) Greek) the son of Uranus. What is anomalous is that, while the others take Roman names, "Uranus" is a name derived from Greek in contrast to the Roman Caelus. Uranus (mythology) Uranus (; Ancient Greek , "Ouranos" meaning "sky" or "heaven") was the primal Greek god personifying the sky and one of the Greek primordial deities. Uranus is associated with the Roman god Caelus. In Ancient Greek literature, Uranus or Father Sky was the son and husband of Gaia, Mother Earth. According to Hesiod's "Theogony", Uranus was conceived by Gaia alone, but other sources cite Aether as his father. Uranus