Celestial Objects
Ariel
Moon of Uranus
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Ariel is the fourth-largest moon of Uranus, orbiting and rotating in the planet's equatorial plane, which is almost perpendicular to Uranus's orbit and gives the moon an extreme seasonal cycle. It was discovered by William Lassell on 24 October 1851.
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