Ariel
Uranus' Moon
Topics
-How it got its name
-When it got discovered
-Fun facts
How Ariel got its name
Ariel got its name By an English writer named Alexander pope based off of a character in his poem called rape of the locks.
When Ariel got discoverd
Ariel got discovered in 1851 by a British astronomer named William Lassel. At the time of his discovery he also was a liverpool busnessman.
Fun facts
Diameter: 719 miles (1,158km).
Apparent Magnitude: (3).
Orbit Period: 2.52 days.
It is 115 thousands miles away from Uranus.
Ariel has curvy valleys and huge canyons.
Ariel is the brightest out of all 27 moons.
The moon keeps particles away from Saturn's ring.
Valleys stretched across the entire surface.
Source's
Brewer, Duncan. The Outer Planets: Uranus, Neptune, and Pluto. New York: Marshall Cavendish, 1993. Print.
Davis, Phillips. "Solar System Exploration." Solar System Exploration. Alice Wessen, n.d. Web. 04 Dec. 2015.
Simon, Seymour. Uranus. New York: W. Morrow, 1987. Print.
"The Mischievous Spirit/ the Valley World/ Features Official." The Sky. Sea and Sky, 2015. Web. none.