Elsinore Corona

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Elsinore Corona is a prominent circular tectonic feature on Uranus’s moon Miranda, characterized by its complex ridges, troughs, and dramatic geological deformation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf corona
surface feature on a natural satellite
tectonic feature
celestialBodyTypeOfPrimary planet Uranus
discoveredBy Voyager 2 imaging team NERFINISHED
distinguishedFrom Arden Corona NERFINISHED
Inverness Corona NERFINISHED
governingNamingBody International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED
hasGeologicalCharacteristics compressional tectonic structures
extensional tectonic structures
fault scarps
ridges
troughs
hasProperty highly deformed terrain
prominent
hasScientificInterest evidence for complex internal evolution of Miranda
records episodes of intense tectonic deformation
hasSurfaceProcess faulting
possible cryovolcanism-related deformation
tectonism
imagedBy Voyager 2 spacecraft NERFINISHED
locatedIn Uranian system NERFINISHED
locatedOn Miranda NERFINISHED
locatedOnHemisphereOfMiranda southern hemisphere (approximate)
namedAfter Elsinore (Helsingør), the castle in Shakespeare’s Hamlet NERFINISHED
nameTheme Shakespearean locations
observedIn visible light images
orbitsWith Uranus NERFINISHED
partOf Miranda coronae NERFINISHED
shape roughly circular
surfaceType tectonically disrupted terrain

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Miranda notableRegion Elsinore Corona