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Miranda is the smallest and closest of Uranus's major moons. It is mainly made of ice and rock. Miranda's surface has grooves, cliffs, and valleys. The moon was named after a character in "The Tempest," a play by Shakespeare.
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Is Uranus' smallest moon bigger than Earth's moon?
Uranus' smallest moon is either Cupid or Trinculo, both with a diameter of approximately 18 kilometers. The diameter of the Moon is 3474.2 kilometers. So the answer is no.
What is saturns largest moon and smallest moon?
Titania (Not to be confused with Titan a moon of Saturn or Triton Neptune's moon) is the largest moon of Uranus. It's the eighth largest moon in the Solar System with a diameter of 1,578 km.It was discovered in 1787 by William Herschel on the same day he discovered Oberon another moon of Uranus.See link for more information.
What is closet to Earth. The Moon Sun or Uranus?
The Moon is the closest to my planet called Earth, followed by the Sun and then Uranus.
Is Miranda a moon of Jupiter?
No. Miranda is the smallest and innermost of Uranus's satellites.
When was the Uranus moon cordelia discovered?
The moon Cordelia, the closest to Uranus, was one of 11 moons discovered by the space probe Voyager 2, in January, 1986 (one, Perdita, was not recognized as a moon for another 13 years).
Which planet is smallest -Neptune venus Saturn or Uranus?
Venus is smallest of Neptune, Venus, Saturn, or Uranus.
Is Triton a moon of Uranus?
Yes, Uranus has a moon called Triton
What has the least dense Mercury a moon of stars a moon of uranus?
Uranus.
The solar system from smallest to largest?
The smallest planet is Mercury. Then come Mars, Venus, Earth, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter. Remember that Pluto was given a "demotion" to a moon and is no longer on this list.
What planets is close to the moon?
Obviously, every planet. Every planet has its own moon. If you are talking about the moon we see at night, that moon is the moon orbiting Earth. So Earth is the closest to Earth's moon, Jupiter is closest to Jupiter's moon, and so forth.
What is the planet closest to Neptune?
Uranus.
Does Uranus' moon oberon have craters?
Yes, it is in fact the most heavily cratered moon of Uranus.
