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The team mapped the moon's various surface features, such as the cracks and ... "It helps build on the story that some of these moons at Uranus may be really interesting — that there may be ...
Like other gas-giant planets, Uranus doesn’t have a rocky surface to look at. So scientists must deduce its rotation period by tracking its internal magnetic field over time. Laurent Lamy at the ...
Uranus just got a little more time on its hands ... for calculating coordinates on the enigmatic world and mapping its surface. Scientists may need to rethink some of those maps, a new study ...
A new study suggests Uranus' moon Miranda may harbor a water ... Miranda's enigmatic geology by reverse engineering the surface features, working backward to uncover what the moon's interior ...
[Related: Uranus’s quirks and hidden features have astronomers jazzed about a direct mission.] In 2022, The Planetary Science Decadal Survey in the United States prioritized the Uranus Orbiter ...
Miranda, the deformed and most undersized of Uranus' large moons, features a patchwork of ridges, valleys, and great cliffs. Scientists consider its mixed-up surface to be the product of intense ...
Its surface is surrounded by a dense fog ... Pupils could use this clip to learn about Uranus’ main features. Afterwards, pupils could study the other planets, (using more BBC clips) recording ...
Uranus just got a little more time on its hands ... for calculating coordinates on the enigmatic world and mapping its surface. Scientists may need to rethink some of those maps, a new study ...