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Moon

Miranda

Home to Verona Rupes (20 km), the tallest cliff in the Solar System. Its surface is a patchwork of disconnected geological provinces.

TypeMoon
Parent bodyUranus
Radius236 km · 0.037 R⊕
Mass6.400 × 10¹⁹ kg · 1.07 × 10⁻⁵ M⊕
Mean density1.17 g/cm³
Surface gravity0.0768 m/s² · 0.0078 × Earth
Escape velocity0.19 km/s
Rotation periodTidally locked (always shows the same face)
Orbital radius129,900 km (Uranus)
Eccentricity0.001
Orbital period33.9 hours

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