Oberon is named after a character in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, Oberon was the King of the Fairies. Oberon asked Puck to put the magicaal juice of his wife, Titania's eyelids, so that when she awoke, she fell in love with the first person she saw, a weaver called Nick Bottom who, at the time has the head of a donkey.
Oberon is the outermost major moon of the planet Uranus.
Yes. Oberon and Titania are the second-largest and largest (respectively) moons of the planet Uranus. Most of the moons of Uranus are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare; Oberon and Titania are the King and Queen of the Fairies (again, respectively) in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
The axial tilt of the moon Oberon, which is one of Uranus' moons, is believed to be very small, likely less than 1 degree. This means that Oberon's rotational axis is almost perpendicular to its orbital plane around Uranus.
miranda. That's one of them. There used to be 5 known moons of Uranus, but there's more now. The "traditional" five are : Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon. They are all named after characters from Shakespeare's plays.
He named Titania, Oberon, Ariel, and Umbriel.
Oberon is a moon/satellite of the planet Uranus.
Oberon is the outermost major moon of the planet Uranus.
Oberon does not have any volcanoes.
Yes. Oberon and Titania are the second-largest and largest (respectively) moons of the planet Uranus. Most of the moons of Uranus are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare; Oberon and Titania are the King and Queen of the Fairies (again, respectively) in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Uranus
William Herschel discovered it.
Yes, Oberon, Uranus' moon, has craters on its surface. The craters are the result of impacts from other celestial bodies over billions of years. Some of Oberon's craters have been partially filled in by ice, giving them a smoother appearance.
It was discovered January 11, 1787.
Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon.
The axial tilt of the moon Oberon, which is one of Uranus' moons, is believed to be very small, likely less than 1 degree. This means that Oberon's rotational axis is almost perpendicular to its orbital plane around Uranus.
Orthosie is a moon around Jupiter. Oberon is a moon around Uranus.
miranda. That's one of them. There used to be 5 known moons of Uranus, but there's more now. The "traditional" five are : Miranda Ariel Umbriel Titania Oberon. They are all named after characters from Shakespeare's plays.