Oberon (moon)
From the Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can change
Oberon is the farthest major moon of the planet Uranus. With a mean radius of about 760 km, Oberon is the second biggest moon of Uranus.
It was found on January 11, 1787 by William Herschel, in the same year when he found Titania.
|
||
---|---|---|
Moons | Ariel ·Belinda ·Bianca ·Caliban ·Cordelia ·Cressida ·Cupid ·Desdemona ·Ferdinand ·Francisco ·Juliet ·Mab ·Margaret ·Miranda · Oberon ·Ophelia ·Perdita ·Portia ·Prospero ·Puck ·Rosalind ·Setebos ·Stephano ·Sycorax ·Titania ·Trinculo ·Umbriel Other: Arieal features ·Miranda features ·Oberon features ·Titania features ·Puck Craters ·Umbriel craters · Miranda's Verona Rupes ·Umbriel Crater Wunda |
|
Characteristics | Atmosphere ·Rings of Uranus | |
Discovery | William Herschel ·William Lassell | |
Exploration | Voyager program ·Voyager 2 | |
Other | 15 Orionis ·Uranus-crosser asteroid ·In fiction |