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.
He named Titania, Oberon, Ariel, and Umbriel.
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.
Oberon's rotation period is presumed synchronous, so the axial tilt is probably zero compared to Uranus.
Oberon is a moon/satellite of the planet Uranus.
Oberon does not have any volcanoes.
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.
Uranus
Yes, it is in fact the most heavily cratered moon of Uranus.
William Herschel discovered it.
It was discovered January 11, 1787.
Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon.
He named Titania, Oberon, Ariel, and Umbriel.
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.
Oberon's rotation period is presumed synchronous, so the axial tilt is probably zero compared to Uranus.