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天卫五

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Also known as Uranus V, Miranda (moon)

smallest of the large moons of Uranus

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Miranda is the smallest of Uranus's large moons. It is notable for having an extremely unusual and dramatic surface covered with jagged cliffs and deep canyons, making it one of the most geologically complex and visually striking moons in our solar system.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
regular moon
Named after
Miranda
Area
700000
Parent body
Uranus
Diameter
468
Mass
66
Orbital period
1.413479
Image
Miranda mosaic in color - Voyager 2.png
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Commons category
Miranda (moon)
discoverer or inventor
Gerard Kuiper
time of discovery or invention
1948-02-16
topic's main category
Category:Miranda (moon)
albedo
0.32
apparent magnitude
15.8
semi-major axis of an orbit
129872
orbital eccentricity
0.0013
orbital inclination
4.232
surface gravity
0.079
temperature
84
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天衛五,也稱為米蘭達,是天王星五顆球形衛星中最小和最內側的衛星。它是傑拉德·古柏在1948年2月16日在美國德州的麥克唐納天文台發現的,並以莎士比亞的歌劇《暴風雪》中主角的女兒米蘭達命名。像天王星的其它大衛星一樣,米蘭達的軌道靠近其行星的赤道面。由於天王星是側躺的繞著太陽運行,因此米蘭達的軌道幾乎垂直於黃道,並且與天王星一樣有著相同的極端氣候週期。 到目前為止,只有航海家2號在1986年1月飛越過米蘭達南半球時,拍攝過它朝向太陽那一面的近距離特寫照。尽管只有這一部分曾被研究過,米蘭達仍顯示出天王星的系統中最活躍的地質特征。

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