Miranda

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Miranda is one of Uranus's major moons, known for its unusually varied and geologically complex surface featuring dramatic cliffs and patchwork terrains.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Miranda canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object
moon of Uranus
natural satellite
albedoGeometric 0.32
averageOrbitalDistanceFromUranus_km 129390
axialTilt_deg 0
belongsToPlanetarySystem Uranian system
celestialBodyType satellite
closestApproachDate_Voyager2 1986-01-24
diameter_km 471.6
discoveredBy Gerard P. Kuiper
discoveryDate 1948-02-16
discoveryLocation McDonald Observatory
discoveryMethod telescopic observation
escapeVelocity_km_per_s 0.192
exploredBySpacecraft Voyager 2
flybyMission Voyager 2
geologicalActivityEvidence past tectonic activity
possible past cryovolcanism
hasVeryHighCliffs true
isOneOfMajorMoonsOf Uranus
mass_kg 6.59e19
meanDensity_g_per_cm3 1.21
meanRadius_km 235.8
namedAfter Miranda (character in Shakespeare's The Tempest)
notableCliff Verona Rupes
notableRegion Arden Corona
Elsinore Corona
Inverness Corona
orbitalEccentricity 0.0013
orbitalInclination_deg 4.338
orbitalPeriod_days 1.413
orbits Uranus
primaryConstituent water ice
relativeSizeInUranianSystem smallest of the five major moons of Uranus
rotationPeriod_days 1.413
rotationState synchronous rotation
secondaryConstituent silicate rock
semiMajorAxis_km 129390
surfaceDescription dramatic cliffs
geologically complex and varied
patchwork terrains
surfaceFeatureType coronae
craters
fault canyons
ridges
scarps
surfaceGravity_m_per_s2 0.079
surfaceTemperature_K_max 84
surfaceTemperature_K_min 60

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Uranus largeMoon Miranda
Miranda Richardson givenName Miranda
imaging science system capturedImagesOf Miranda
subject surface form: Imaging Science System
Miranda Lambert givenName Miranda
Miranda Hart appearedIn Miranda