Short description: Corona on Miranda, moon of Uranus
Inverness Corona Voyager 2 image |
| Location | Miranda |
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| Coordinates | [ ⚑ ] : 66°54′S 325°42′E / 66.9°S 325.7°E / -66.9; 325.7[1] |
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| Diameter | 234 kilometres (145 mi) |
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| Eponym | Inverness, location of Macbeth's castle |
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Inverness Corona is a corona, located at 66.9° S, 325.7 ° E in the southern hemisphere of Miranda, a moon of Uranus. It has a diameter of 234 kilometres (145 mi). This feature is named for the location of Macbeth's castle, Inverness.[1] The area was first examined closely by spacecraft Voyager 2 in 1986.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Inverness Corona". Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature. USGS Astrogeology Research Program.
External links
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Miranda, Chevron, and Alonso (6 March 1999) - includes the prominent features of Corona and Alonso
- NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day: Miranda, Chevron, and Alonso (16 February 2002) (repeat of the 1999 APOD)
Moons of Uranus |
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- Generally listed in increasing distance from Uranus
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| Inner |
- Rings of Uranus
- Cordelia
- Ophelia
- Bianca
- Cressida
- Desdemona
- Juliet
- Portia
- Rosalind
- Cupid
- Belinda
- Perdita
- Puck
- Mab
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| Major (spheroid) |
- Miranda
- Ariel
- Umbriel
- Titania
- Oberon
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| Outer (irregular) |
- Francisco
- Caliban
- Stephano
- Trinculo
- Sycorax
- Margaret
- Prospero
- Setebos
- Ferdinand
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| Geological features |
- Arielian
- Mirandian
- Oberonian
- Puckian
- Titanian
- Gertrude
- Messina Chasmata
- Ursula
- Rousillon Rupes
- Umbrielian
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