Miranda
Miranda is a small, icy moon that orbits the planet Uranus. Its surface looks like a jigsaw of cliffs, ridges, and valleys.
A few interesting things
- Miranda’s surface is a patchwork of strange regions called coronae, like pieces of a puzzle.
- It has a giant cliff named Verona Rupes, possibly one of the tallest cliffs in the Solar System.
- Discovered in 1948, Miranda is mostly ice and rock and is only about 471 km across.
A few details
- Diameter: 471 km
- Distance from planet: 129,900 km
- Orbit length: 1 days