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Umbriel

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Also known as Uranus II, Umbriel (moon)

Umbriel () is the third-largest moon of Uranus. It was discovered on October 24, 1851, by William Lassell at the same time as neighboring moon Ariel. It was named after a character in Alexander Pope's 1712 poem The Rape of the Lock. Umbriel consists mainly of ice with a substantial fraction of rock, and may be differentiated into a rocky core and an icy mantle. The surface is the darkest among Uranian moons and appears to have been shaped primarily by impacts, However, the presence of canyons suggests early internal processes. The moon may have undergone an early endogenically driven resurfaci

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Umbriel is the third-largest moon of Uranus, discovered in 1851 and composed mainly of ice with rock, featuring a dark surface shaped largely by impacts. Scientists believe it may have experienced internal geological activity early in its history, as suggested by the presence of canyons on its surface alongside impact craters.

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Planet.name
Umbriel
Planet.mpc_name
Uranus II
Planet.adjectives
Umbrielian
Planet.image
PIA00040 Umbrielx2.47.jpg
Planet.image_alt
A round spherical body with its left half illuminated. The surface is dark and has a low contrast. There are only a few bright patches. The terminator is slightly to the right from the center and runs from the top to bottom. A large crater named Wunda with a bright ring on its floor can be seen at the top of the image near the terminator. A pair of large craters with bright central peaks can be seen along the terminator in the upper part of the body. The illuminated surface is covered by a large number of craters.
Planet.caption
Grayscale image of Umbriel from Voyager 2, January 1986. Umbriel's surface is heavily battered; the bright crater Wunda can be seen at the top of the image near the moon's equator
Planet.background
Thistle
Planet.discoverer
William Lassell
Planet.discovered
October 24, 1851
Planet.periapsis
 km
Planet.apoapsis
 km
Planet.avg_speed
4.67 km/s (calculated)
Planet.inclination
(to Uranus's equator)
Planet.satellite_of
Uranus
Planet.mean_diameter
km
Planet.mean_radius
(0.092 Earths)
Planet.surface_area
(0.008 Earths)
Planet.volume
(0.0008 Earths)

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Wikidata facts

Diameter
1169.4
Radius
584.7
Mass
1.1717
Orbital period
4.144
Image
Umbriel - January 24 1986 (30767270234).jpg
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apparent magnitude
14.5
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Umbriel
Commons category
Umbriel (moon)
time of discovery or invention
1851-10-24
orbital eccentricity
0.0039
density
1.39
albedo
0.26
semi-major axis of an orbit
266300
orbital inclination
0.128
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10 sections
Contents
  • Discovery and name
  • Orbit
  • Composition and internal structure
  • Surface features
  • Origin and evolution
  • Exploration
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

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Umbriel () is the third-largest moon of Uranus. It was discovered on October 24, 1851, by William Lassell at the same time as neighboring moon Ariel. It was named after a character in Alexander Pope's 1712 poem The Rape of the Lock. Umbriel consists mainly of ice with a substantial fraction of rock, and may be differentiated into a rocky core and an icy mantle. The surface is the darkest among Uranian moons and appears to have been shaped primarily by impacts, However, the presence of canyons suggests early internal processes. The moon may have undergone an early endogenically driven resurfacing event that obliterated its older surface.

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