Miranda

E117408
astronomical object moon of Uranus natural satellite

Miranda is one of Uranus's major moons, known for its unusually varied and geologically complex surface featuring dramatic cliffs and patchwork terrains.

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All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Miranda canonical 5

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical object ⓘ
moon of Uranus ⓘ
natural satellite ⓘ
albedoGeometric 0.32 ⓘ
averageOrbitalDistanceFromUranus_km 129390 ⓘ
axialTilt_deg 0 ⓘ
belongsToPlanetarySystem Uranian system ⓘ
celestialBodyType satellite ⓘ
closestApproachDate_Voyager2 1986-01-24 ⓘ
diameter_km 471.6 ⓘ
discoveredBy Gerard P. Kuiper ⓘ
discoveryDate 1948-02-16 ⓘ
discoveryLocation McDonald Observatory ⓘ
discoveryMethod telescopic observation ⓘ
escapeVelocity_km_per_s 0.192 ⓘ
exploredBySpacecraft Voyager 2 ⓘ
flybyMission Voyager 2 ⓘ
geologicalActivityEvidence past tectonic activity ⓘ
possible past cryovolcanism ⓘ
hasVeryHighCliffs true ⓘ
isOneOfMajorMoonsOf Uranus ⓘ
mass_kg 6.59e19 ⓘ
meanDensity_g_per_cm3 1.21 ⓘ
meanRadius_km 235.8 ⓘ
namedAfter Miranda (character in Shakespeare's The Tempest) ⓘ
notableCliff Verona Rupes ⓘ
notableRegion Arden Corona ⓘ
Elsinore Corona ⓘ
Inverness Corona ⓘ
orbitalEccentricity 0.0013 ⓘ
orbitalInclination_deg 4.338 ⓘ
orbitalPeriod_days 1.413 ⓘ
orbits Uranus ⓘ
primaryConstituent water ice ⓘ
relativeSizeInUranianSystem smallest of the five major moons of Uranus ⓘ
rotationPeriod_days 1.413 ⓘ
rotationState synchronous rotation ⓘ
secondaryConstituent silicate rock ⓘ
semiMajorAxis_km 129390 ⓘ
surfaceDescription dramatic cliffs ⓘ
geologically complex and varied ⓘ
patchwork terrains ⓘ
surfaceFeatureType coronae ⓘ
craters ⓘ
fault canyons ⓘ
ridges ⓘ
scarps ⓘ
surfaceGravity_m_per_s2 0.079 ⓘ
surfaceTemperature_K_max 84 ⓘ
surfaceTemperature_K_min 60 ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Uranus → largeMoon → Miranda ⓘ
Miranda Richardson → givenName → Miranda ⓘ
imaging science system → capturedImagesOf → Miranda ⓘ
subject surface form: Imaging Science System
Miranda Lambert → givenName → Miranda ⓘ
Miranda Hart → appearedIn → Miranda ⓘ