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Ariel is the fourth-largest moon of Uranus. Ariel orbits and rotates in the equatorial plane of Uranus, which is almost perpendicular to the orbit of Uranus, so the moon has an extreme seasonal cycle. It was discovered on 24 October 1851 [11] by William Lassell and named for a character in two different pieces of literature.
Ariel is the name for a character in both Shakespeare's "The Tempest" and Pope's poem “The Rape of the Lock.”. This moon was named Ariel by Sir John Herschel (son of Uranus discoverer Sir William Herschel) at the request of the moon's discoverer, William Lassell.
Ariel, second nearest of the five major moons of Uranus. It was discovered in 1851 by William Lassell, an English astronomer, and bears the name of characters in Alexander Pope’s poem The Rape of the Lock and William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. Ariel revolves around Uranus at a mean distance of.
Uranus has 28 known moons, including five major moons: Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon. The moons are sometimes called the "literary moons" because they are named for Shakespearean characters, along with a couple of the moons being named for characters from the works of Alexander Pope.
Discovered: October 24 th, 1851 by William Lassell. Name: Named after the character in Shakespeare's The Tempest. Size: Diameter of 1,155 km (718 miles) Moon Rank: 14 th Largest in the solar system. Orbit: Prograde and Circular. Orbit Radius: 190,020 km from Uranus. Orbital Period: 2 days, 12 hours.
Ariel, a moon of Uranus, may have a subsurface ocean, adding it to the list of potential ocean worlds in our solar system.
Ariel is the brightest moon in the Uranian system. The most prominent feature of Ariel is the network of interconnected rift valleys. They cross the entire surface of the moon for hundreds of miles (or kilometers), and reach depths of 6 miles (10 km).
Sep 8, 2023. usdz (584.89 KB) NASA explores the unknown in air and space, innovates for the benefit of humanity, and inspires the world through discovery. A 3D model of Ariel, a moon of Uranus.
Astronomers have found that Ariel, a moon of Uranus, has some of the most carbon dioxide-rich deposits in the solar system, hinting at a buried water ocean.
A new Johns Hopkins APL-led study using NASA’s Webb telescope suggests carbon dioxide and similar molecules on Uranus’ moon Ariel may be emerging from inside the moon, raising questions about the moon’s geologic activity and potential as an ocean world.