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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Oberon (moon)
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Oberon is the outermost and second-largest major moon of the planet Uranus. It is the second-most massive of the Uranian moons, and the tenth-largest moon in the Solar System. Discovered by William He
Moons of Uranus
…and strongly inclined (mostly retrograde) orbits at large distances from the planet. William Herschel discovered the first two moons, Titania 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…
Oberon, as imaged by Voyager 2, January 1986. A number of bright-rayed craters are visible, with the largest, Hamlet, at center. At the lower left limb rises an 11 km high mountain.
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