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The major moons of Uranus are thought to have formed in the accretion disc, which existed around Uranus for some time after its formation or resulted from a large impact suffered by Uranus early in its history.
The planet Uranus has 27 known moons. Uranus’s five largest moons— Miranda , Ariel , Umbriel , Oberon , and Titania —range from about 240 to 800 km (150 to 500 miles) in radius. All were discovered telescopically from Earth, four of them before the 20th century.
This is a list of the 28 moons of Uranus. They are listed by how long they take to orbit (go around once) Uranus . They are all named after characters created by William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope .
When the first Moons of Uranus were spotted, they were named after characters from "A Midsummers Night's Dream" from William Shakespeare and from Alexander Pope's "Rape of the Lock". Any new moons discovered in orbit round Uranus will assume to continue to be named after characters for consistency.
Uranus’ moons are named after characters from the works of William Shakespeare and Alexander Pope. To date 27 moons have been discovered around Uranus, those named after characters from Shakespeare include Titania (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Oberon (A Midsummer Night’s Dream), Ariel (The Tempest), Miranda (The Tempest) and Puck (A ...
The first moons of Uranus to be discovered, Oberon and Titania, were found by German-born astronomer William Herschel in 1787. Herschel had discovered Uranus itself six years earlier in March...
Uranus has 28 known moons, including five major moons: Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon. The moons are sometimes called the "literary moons" because they are named for Shakespearean characters, along with a couple of the moons being named for characters from the works of Alexander Pope.
While most satellites orbiting other planets take their names from ancient mythologies, Uranus' moons are unique in being named for Shakespearean characters, along with a couple of the moons being named for characters from the works of Alexander Pope.
While most satellites orbiting other planets take their names from ancient mythologies, Uranus' moons are unique in being named for Shakespearean characters, along with a couple of the moons being named for characters from the works of Alexander Pope.
Uranus’s five largest moons range from about 240 to 800 km (150 to 500 miles) in radius. All were discovered telescopically from Earth, four of them before the 20th century (see below Observations from Earth). Ten small inner moons were found by Voyager 2 in 1985–86.