Arden Corona

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Arden Corona is a prominent circular geological feature on Uranus’s moon Miranda, characterized by its complex, ridged terrain and tectonic deformation.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Arden Corona canonical 2

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Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf corona
geological feature
surface feature on a natural satellite
belongsTo coronae of Miranda
celestialBodyTypeOfPrimary planet
coordinateSystem planetocentric coordinates of Miranda
craterDensity lower than adjacent highlands (inferred)
discoveredBy Voyager 2
discoveryMethod spacecraft imaging
discoveryTarget Miranda
featureClass coronae
formationProcess cryovolcanic or diapiric upwelling (hypothesized)
extensional tectonics (hypothesized)
tectonic deformation
governingBodyForNomenclature International Astronomical Union
hasNeighboringFeature Elsinore Corona
Inverness Corona
hostBody Miranda (Uranus V)
linked to: Uranus moon Miranda
hostBodyInstanceOf Uranian moon
imagedBy Voyager 2
locatedIn Uranian system
locatedOn Miranda
namedAfter Forest of Arden
nameTheme places and characters from the works of William Shakespeare
nomenclatureStatus official IAU name
observedFrom Earth-based telescopes (unresolved)
orbitsWith Uranus
primaryDataSource Voyager 2 narrow-angle camera images
researchTopicIn icy satellite tectonics
planetary geology
thermal evolution of small icy moons
scientificInterest evidence for internal activity on Miranda
shape roughly circular
surfaceAge relatively young compared to surrounding cratered terrain (inferred)
surfaceMorphology concentric ridges
faulted blocks
grooved terrain
tectonicStructures graben-like troughs (inferred)
scarps and cliffs (inferred)
terrainCharacteristic complex
ridged
tectonically deformed

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Referenced by (2)

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

Miranda notableRegion Arden Corona
Elsinore Corona distinguishedFrom Arden Corona