Miranda
The smallest major Uranian moon with an extremely varied and dramatic landscape.
About
Miranda is the smallest and innermost of Uranus's five major moons. Despite its small size, it has one of the most varied and extreme landscapes in the solar system, with giant canyons, terraced layers, and a patchwork of different surface types. Its surface suggests it may have been shattered and reassembled.
Properties
Notable Facts
Miranda has Verona Rupes, a cliff 20 km high, the tallest known cliff in the solar system
Its chaotic surface may be the result of being shattered and gravitationally reassembled
It has three large features called coronae that are unique in the solar system
Other Moons of Uranus
Ariel
The brightest and possibly most geologically active of Uranus's major moons.
1,157.8 km
Diameter
2.5 d
Orbit
1851
Discovered
Umbriel
The darkest of Uranus's major moons with ancient, heavily cratered terrain.
1,169.4 km
Diameter
4.1 d
Orbit
1851
Discovered
Titania
The largest moon of Uranus with evidence of past geological activity.
1,576.8 km
Diameter
8.7 d
Orbit
1787
Discovered
Oberon
The outermost and second-largest major moon of Uranus.
1,522.8 km
Diameter
13.5 d
Orbit
1787
Discovered