Celestial Objects

Miranda

Moon of Uranus

Citation Formats

General Reference

Space and Astronomy Atlas. "Miranda." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/miranda.

APA Style

Space and Astronomy Atlas. (n.d.). Miranda. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/miranda

BibTeX

@misc{spaceandastronomyatlas-miranda,
  author = {Space and Astronomy Atlas},
  title = {Miranda},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://space.interactiveatlas.org/celestial-objects/miranda},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Miranda is a small Uranian moon, about one-seventh the diameter of Earth's Moon, with an unusually varied and complex geology of giant fault canyons and distinctive ridged terrains called coronae.

Facts

Object Type

Moon 1

Diameter (km)

500 1

Discovery Year

1948 1

Cross-Tradition Connections

Orbits

Uranus

Source NASA Solar System Exploration

Sources

1. NASA Solar System Exploration

National Aeronautics and Space Administrationscience.nasa.gov, Uranus Moons: Miranda

Quote, science.nasa.gov, Uranus Moons: Miranda

Due to Miranda's low gravity and large cliffs, a rock dropped off the edge of the highest cliff would take a full 10 minutes to reach the foot of the cliff.

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