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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Moons_of_UranusMoons of Uranus - Wikipedia

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   Learn about the 28 confirmed moons of Uranus, their discovery, names, characteristics and groups. Find out how Uranus's moons differ from each other and from the other planets' moons.

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3. simple.wikipedia.org › wiki › List_of_Uranus'_moonsList of Uranus' moons - Simple English Wikipedia, the free ...

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   Learn about the 28 moons of Uranus, their names, sizes, masses, orbits, and discovery dates. The moons are named after characters from Shakespeare and Pope, and some have retrograde orbits.

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   1	Uranus VI	Cordelia	42 ± 6
   2	Uranus VII	Ophelia	46 ± 8
   3	Uranus VIII	Bianca	54 ± 4
   4	Uranus IX	Cressida	82 ± 4

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4. www.britannica.com › topic › moons-of-Uranus-2237295Moons of Uranus | Table, Year Discovered, Names, & Facts ...

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   Learn about the 27 known moons of Uranus, the seventh planet from the Sun. Find out their names, discovery dates, orbital periods, diameters, and more from Britannica's editors.

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6. science.nasa.gov › uranus › moonsUranus Moons: Overview - Science@NASA

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   Learn about the 28 known moons of Uranus, including the five major ones named for literary characters. Find out how they were discovered, what they are made of, and how they orbit the planet.

7. solarsystem.nasa.gov › moons › uranus-moonsIn Depth | Uranus Moons – NASA Solar System Exploration

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   Learn about the 28 moons of Uranus, named after Shakespearean characters and other literary figures. Discover their unique features, such as fault canyons, rings, and shepherds, and how they were discovered by Voyager 2 and Hubble.

8. www.space.com › 22201-uranus-moonsUranus' moons — Names, number and exploration | Space

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   May 2, 2023 · Learn about the 27 known moons of Uranus, their names, discovery dates, and unique features. Find out how they formed, why they orbit on their sides, and how to see them in the sky.

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   What is the largest moon of Uranus?

   • (Image credit: NASA/JPL/STScI) Titania is the largest moon of Uranus, with a diameter of around 1,000 miles (1,609 km), which still makes it under half as wide as Earth's moon which has a diameter of around 2,200 miles (3,500 km). It is also the eighth most massive moon in the solar system.

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   How far away is Uranus from the Sun?

   • And of course, they're about 1.8 billion miles (2.9 billion km) away from the Sun. All of Uranus's inner moons (those observed by Voyager 2) appear to be roughly half water ice and half rock. The composition of the moons outside the orbit of Oberon remains unknown, but they are likely captured asteroids.

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   Are Uranus' inner moons ice or rock?

   • All of Uranus's inner moons (those observed by Voyager 2) appear to be roughly half water ice and half rock. The composition of the moons outside the orbit of Oberon remains unknown, but they are likely captured asteroids. Here's a sampling of some of the unique aspects of the moons:

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   How are Uranus moons named?

   • The moons of Uranus also have unique names in the solar system, Whereas the normal naming convention is for celestial objects to share monikers with mythical figures, instead, most of Uranus' moons are named are characters created by William Shakespeare, with only a couple taking their names from the works of Alexander Pope.

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   How many moons does Uranus have?

   • An updated image of the six largest moons and eight inner moons of Uranus as captured by the James Webb Space Telescope on 4 September 2023. Uranus, the seventh planet of the Solar System, has 28 confirmed moons. Most of them are named after characters that appear in, or are mentioned in, the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. [ 1 ]

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   Is Uranus bigger than Titania?

   • [ a ] The largest of the satellites, Titania, has a radius of 788.9 km, [ 21 ] or less than half that of the Moon, but slightly more than that of Rhea, the second-largest moon of Saturn, making Titania the eighth-largest moon in the Solar System. Uranus is about 10,000 times more massive than its moons. [ b ]

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10. science.nasa.gov › uranus › moonsUranus Moons: Facts - Science@NASA

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    Learn about the 28 moons of Uranus, named after Shakespearean characters and other literary figures. Discover their unique features, such as fault canyons, rings, and shepherds, and how they were discovered by Voyager 2 and Hubble.