Ariel is the fourth-largest of the 27 known moons of Uranus. Ariel orbits and rotates in the equatorial plane of Uranus, which is almost perpendicular to the orbit of Uranus and so has an extreme seasonal cycle. It was discovered in October 1851 by William Lassell and named for a character in two different pieces of literature. As of 2019, much of the detailed knowledge of Ariel derives from a single flyby of Uranus performed by the space probe Voyager 2 in 1986, which managed to image around 35% of the moon's surface. There are no active plans at present to return to study the moon in more detail, although various concepts such as a Uranus orbiter and probe have been proposed.
GENERAL INFO
- Created On: Windows
- Game Version: 0.9.917.1
CHARACTERISTICS
- Radius: 579 km
- Sea Level: None
- Surface Gravity: 10.0 m/s
- Rotational Period: N/A
- Escape Velocity: 3.40 km/s
- Mass: 5.02E+22kg
Atmosphere
- No Atmosphere
EQUIRECTANGULAR MAP
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Cool
Looks real.