Miranda
Miranda is the moon of Uranus and it the fifth largest moon. Miranda was discovered by Gerard Kuiper on February 16, 1948. This moon was named from William Shakespeare’s play the Tempest. Miranda orbit is 129,850 km from Uranus, diameter is 472 km, and its mass is 6.319 kg. Miranda is made of ice and rocky material.
Miranda is one seventh of Earth’s moon. Miranda is 1,692,000,000 miles from Earth. The surface area of Miranda is approximately equal to the land area of Texas.
Miranda is one seventh of Earth’s moon. Miranda is 1,692,000,000 miles from Earth. The surface area of Miranda is approximately equal to the land area of Texas.
Gerard Kuiper
Gerard Kuiper is the one how discovered miranda on February 16 1948
Gerard Kuiper was born on December 7, 1905 in Tuitjenhorn, Netherlands and died on December 24, 1973 at the age 68 in Mexico City.
Resources
Miranda (moon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." 2003. 28 Jan. 2013 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_(moon)>
Miranda (moon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." 2003. 28 Jan. 2013 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_(moon)>
Miranda (moon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia." 2003. 28 Jan. 2013 <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miranda_(moon)>