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The names of the 27 known moons of Uranus were chosen from those of characters

in the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope.

In order of distance from the planet, they 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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