This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
| This is the Web Edition of "A Trip Into Space", a Coimbra-based electronic book on space science. Both the texts and the photos are by courtesy of National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
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A Trip Into Space  Uranus Satellites And Rings Uranus' Satellite Miranda - Color Image From 147,000 Km |
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| See also: Uranian Satellite Fact Sheet |   |
Voyager 2 color composite image of the southern hemisphere of Uranus' satellite Miranda from 147,000 km. At 480 km diameter, Miranda is the smallest of Uranus' 5 major satellites. Even at this distance evidence of a complex geologic history can be seen. The large circular region is the 318 km diameter Arden Corona, centered at 29 S, 74 E. The image is centered at about 60S, 100 E and has a resolution of 2.7 km. (Voyager 2, P-29524)
Last Update: 2004-Nov-27