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Uranus'
Moons
Uranus
has 20 known moons, of which 17 have been named.
Uranus is the planet with
the most moons in the solar system.
Satellite
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Distance
(km)
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Radius
(km)
-------- |
Mass
(kg)
------- |
Discoverer
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Date
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Cordelia |
50
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13
|
?
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Voyager 2 |
1986 |
Ophelia |
54
|
16
|
?
|
Voyager 2 |
1986 |
Bianca |
59
|
22
|
?
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Voyager 2 |
1986 |
Cressida |
62
|
33
|
?
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Voyager 2 |
1986 |
Desdemona |
63
|
29
|
?
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Voyager 2 |
1986 |
Juliet |
64
|
42
|
?
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Voyager 2 |
1986 |
Portia |
66
|
55
|
?
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Voyager 2 |
1986 |
Rosalind |
70
|
27
|
?
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Voyager 2 |
1986 |
Belinda |
75
|
34
|
?
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Voyager 2 |
1986 |
1986U10 |
75
|
20
|
?
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Karkoschka |
1999 |
Puck |
86
|
77
|
?
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Voyager 2 |
1985 |
Miranda |
130
|
236
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6.30e19
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Kuiper |
1948 |
Ariel |
191
|
579
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1.27e21
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Lassell |
1851 |
Umbriel |
266
|
585
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1.27e21
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Lassell |
1851 |
Titania |
436
|
789
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3.49e21
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Herschel |
1787 |
Oberon |
583
|
761
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3.03e21
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Herschel |
1787 |
Caliban |
7,100
|
30
|
?
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Gladman |
1997 |
1999U1 |
10,000
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20
|
?
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Kavelaars |
1999 |
Sycorax |
12,200
|
60
|
?
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Gladman |
1997 |
1999U2 |
25,000
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20
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?
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Kavelaars |
1999 |
Uranus' Innermost
moons are: Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet,
Portia, Rosalind, Belinda and Puck.
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