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Uranus's
Satellites
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15
found so far
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Densities
measured for 5 largest satellites
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density
~ 1500 kg/m3
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what
are these satellites made from?
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ice/rock
mix
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5 largest
satellites:
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Miranda,
Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon
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Umbriel
and Oberon heavily cratered
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dead
or alive?
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Umbriel
is particularly dark
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Evidence
of fluid flow on Ariel
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There
are a few craters in the channel, at least one crater covered over by fluid
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how
old is the lava flow?
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probably
billions of years old
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Miranda
looks traumatized
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possibly
result of collision or chucks during formation moved around
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then
surface cooled and solidified before completely smooth
Infrared
image of Uranus and 8 of its moons
Channel
on Ariel
The
contorted surface of Miranda
Cratering
rate on our Moon. Is this valid to apply to Uranus's moons?
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