Umbriel
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Umbriel is the third-largest moon of Uranus. It was discovered on October 24, 1851, by William Lassell at the same time as neighboring moon Ariel. It was named after a character in Alexander Pope's 17
Grayscale image of Umbriel from Voyager 2, January 1986. Umbriel's surface is heavily battered; the bright crater Wunda can be seen at the top of the image near the moon's equator
False color image of Umbriel showing polygons
The Voyager 2 spacecraft
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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
Umbriel
…Umbriel () is the third-largest moon of Uranus. It was discovered on October 24, 1851, by William Lassell at the same time as neighboring moon Ariel. It was named after a character in Alexander…
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)