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As of 2011, Uranus has 27 known moons.
Before the Voyager 2 encounter, only five satellites of Uranus had been discovered. They form a remarkably regular system with low orbital eccentricities and inclinations close to the plane of the planet's equator. The Voyager cameras found 10 (actually 11) additional small satellites, including two that may serve as gravitational "shepherds" for the outermost ring. Like Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune, Uranus also has more distant, irregular satellites (moons that move in orbits with high inclinations or eccentricities). These are likely captured asteroids, and all but one orbit in the opposite direction from the larger moons.
The 27 moons are :
1. Cordelia
2. Ophelia
3. Bianca
4. Cressida
5. Desdemona
6. Juliet
7. Portia
8. Rosalind
9. Mab
10. Belinda
11. Perdita
12. Puck
13. Cupid
14. Miranda
15. Francisco
16. Ariel
17. Umbriel
18. Titania
19. Oberon
20. Caliban
21. Stephano
22. Trinculo
23. Sycorax
24. Margaret
25. Prospero
26. Setebos
27. Ferdinand
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agoYes, eclipses on Uranus would work the same as they do here. In a solar eclipse, one of the moons would block the sun from hitting part of the planet. And in the lunar eclipse, one of the moons would pass through the shadow of the planet.
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∙ 12y agoProbably, but nobody cares.
The problem is that at 30AU from the Sun, the difference between "sunlight" and "shadow" isn't all that great. And there's nobody on Neptune (or at least, nobody we know of) to notice, it isn't all that important.
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∙ 8y agoYes. All the planets in the solar system get sunlight.
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∙ 14y agoAny planet that rotates on it's axis will experience day and night as the surface rotates away from the Sun.
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∙ 14y agoLunar eclipses can happen on Mars. Solar eclipses do not occur on Mars, because Mars' two moons are both quite tiny and their shadows do not extend to the planet.
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∙ 8y agoYes, it has 22 known moons.
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What are the kinds of eclipses?
On earth there are 2 eclipses, Lunar and Solar eclipses
What certain alignments of Earth the Moon and the Sun cause?
It can cause lunar eclipses, and solar eclipses.
Why do you observe solar and lunar eclipses?
because of our location on earth so depending on where we are on earth you can see a total or partial solar and lunar eclipses
Why do most people think that lunar eclipses occur more often then a solar eclipses?
Because for any given point on Earth, lunar eclipses are visible more often than solar eclipses.
Least common lunar eclipse in North America?
Lunar eclipses are fairly common sights. There are generally two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses each year.
What are the kinds of eclipses?
On earth there are 2 eclipses, Lunar and Solar eclipses
What certain alignments of Earth the Moon and the Sun cause?
It can cause lunar eclipses, and solar eclipses.
How are solar eclipses alike from lunar eclipses?
All eclipses are shadows. A solar eclipse is the Moon's shadow on the Earth. A lunar eclipse is the Earth's shadow on the Moon.
What are the eclipses of the sun and moon called?
Solar and lunar eclipses
Why do you observe solar and lunar eclipses?
because of our location on earth so depending on where we are on earth you can see a total or partial solar and lunar eclipses
Why do most people think that lunar eclipses occur more often then a solar eclipses?
Because for any given point on Earth, lunar eclipses are visible more often than solar eclipses.
What are the 2 types of eclipses?
solar and lunar.
What are the eclipses of the sun and the moon?
Lunar and Solar
What are the two main eclipses?
Solar and lunar.
What are the four eclipses of the moon?
Lunar solar
Are two types of major eclipses?
Solar and lunar. Eclipses of the sun and of the moon.
Least common lunar eclipse in North America?
Lunar eclipses are fairly common sights. There are generally two solar eclipses and two lunar eclipses each year.
