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Pictures of the moons of Uranus
Uranus Home
Click on any picture to get a larger image of that picture.
Picture of Titania
Picture of Titania taken by Voyager 2. Titania is 1600 kilometers in diameter. Picture of the Voyager 2 spacecraft
Picture of Miranda
Picture of Miranda by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. Impact craters are clearly visible. Some valleys and ridges can also be seen. Miranda is 480 km in diameter.
Picture of Ariel
Picture of Ariel by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. Ariel has many craters - large and small. Ariel is 1200 kilometers in diameter.
Picture of Umbriel
Picture of Umbriel taken by Voyager 2. Clearly Umbriel is the darkest moon of Uranus. Umbriel has many craters. Umbriel does not have the same bright craters with bright rays coming from the craters, like those shown on the pictures of the other moons of Uranus on this page. Umbriel is 1200 km in diameter.
Picture of Oberon
Notice all the large impact craters on this picture of Oberon by Voyager 2. The large, bright crater in the middle of the photo has a high central peak.
Some questions about these pictures of Uranus' moons
Lets see what you have learned from these pictures ...
- Name one of the moons of Uranus and give its diameter.
- Which spacecraft took all of these pictures?
- What feature is found on all the moons of Uranus?
- Which moon of Uranus is the darkest?
- Name the five largest moons of Uranus.
- What color is Ariel?
All images are courtesy NASA/JPL except where stated otherwise.
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This page was last updated on: August 9, 2001
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