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   How many moons does Uranus have?

   • The Literary Moons Uranus has 28 known moons, including five major moons: Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon. The moons are sometimes called the “literary moons” because they are named for Shakespearean characters, along with a couple of the moons being named for characters from the works of Alexander Pope.

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   How many satellites does Uranus have?

   • Uranus has 27 detected satellites. These moons are divided into three groups: 13 inner moons, 5 major moons, and 9 irregular moons. The irregular moons have retrograde orbits, while the others are prograde (i.e., they orbit in the same direction as Uranus).

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   What is the largest moon of Uranus?

   • (Image credit: NASA/JPL/STScI) Titania is the largest moon of Uranus, with a diameter of around 1,000 miles (1,609 km), which still makes it under half as wide as Earth's moon which has a diameter of around 2,200 miles (3,500 km). It is also the eighth most massive moon in the solar system.

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   Are Uranus' inner moons ice or rock?

   • All of Uranus's inner moons (those observed by Voyager 2) appear to be roughly half water ice and half rock. The composition of the moons outside the orbit of Oberon remains unknown, but they are likely captured asteroids. Here's a sampling of some of the unique aspects of the moons:

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   Learn about the 28 moons of Uranus, named for Shakespearean characters and other literary figures. Discover their unique features, such as fault canyons, bright surfaces, craters, rings and shepherds.

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   Uranus's moons are divided into three groups: thirteen inner moons, five major moons, and ten irregular moons. The inner and major moons all have prograde orbits and are cumulatively classified as regular moons. In contrast, the orbits of the irregular moons are distant, highly inclined, and mostly retrograde.

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   The planet Uranus has 27 known moons. Uranus’s five largest moons—Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Oberon, and Titania—range from about 240 to 800 km (150 to 500 miles) in radius. All were discovered telescopically from Earth, four of them before the 20th century. Ten small inner moons were found by Voyager 2 in 1985–86. An 11th tiny inner moon ...

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