Portia is an inner satellite of Uranus. It was discovered from the images taken by Voyager 2 on 3 January 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U 1. The moon is named after Portia, the
Portia, moon of Uranus, 1986
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
Portia (moon)
…minerals on Portia's surface, and have also confirmed that Portia group members Juliet, Belinda, and Cressida have roughly similar spectra to Portia. Moons of Uranus Portia Profile by NASA's Solar System Exploration…
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)