Miranda



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Miranda was discovered by G. Kuiper in 1948. It has a standoff distance of 129,780 km.

Miranda one of the smallest icy moons, and is as wide as the distance from Los Angeles to San Francisco, being 470 km (313 miles) in size. The surface features of this moon are hard to distinguish in this image, but are very unusual. The unusual surface suggests interesting possiblities for the satellites composition and evolution.

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Miranda



Click on image for full size version (149K GIF)
Image from: NASA
Miranda was discovered by G. Kuiper in 1948. It has a standoff distance of 129,780 km.

Miranda one of the smallest icy moons, and is as wide as the distance from Los Angeles to San Francisco, being 470 km (313 miles) in size. The surface features of this moon are hard to distinguish in this image, but are very unusual. The unusual surface suggests interesting possiblities for the satellites composition and evolution.

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Miranda



Click on image for full size version (149K GIF)
Image from: NASA
Miranda was discovered by G. Kuiper in 1948.

Miranda one of the smallest icy moons, and is as wide as the distance from Los Angeles to San Francisco. The surface features of this moon are hard to see in this picture, but are very unusual.

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