Moons of Uranus
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There are 29 known moons of the planet Uranus. The 27 with names are named after characters that appear in, or are mentioned in, William Shakespeare's plays and Alexander Pope's poem The Rape of the L
Pie chart showing the relative masses of the 5 major (rounded) Uranian moons
Uranus and its six largest moons compared at their proper relative sizes and in the correct order. From left to right: Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon
Moons (Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon, Miranda) Modeling (4 May 2023)
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Miranda (moon)
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Miranda is the smallest and innermost of Uranus's five round satellites. It was discovered by Gerard Kuiper on 16 February 1948 at McDonald Observatory in Texas, and named after Miranda from William S
Moons of Uranus
…and Oberon, in 1787. The other three ellipsoidal moons were discovered in 1851 by William Lassell (Ariel and Umbriel) and in 1948 by Gerard Kuiper (Miranda). These five may be in hydrostatic equilibrium. The remaining moons were discovered after 1985, either during the Voyager 2 flyby mission or with the…
Gerard P. Kuiper, discoverer of Miranda
Miranda, Uranus, and its other moons photographed by the Cerro Paranal Observatory.
Miranda's size compared to 1 Ceres and the Moon
Close-up view of Verona Rupes, a cliff 5 to 10 km (3.1 to 6.2 mi) high.