SOLAR SYSTEM TODAY

TERRAIN DAMAGE

MIRANDA

Miranda — first observationMiranda — second observation

Of the 27 moons that make up the Uranus system, Miranda is the most unusual of all.

Its unlinear surface constitution looks like an unfinished worldlet as if a giant child had fooled around with sculpting mass and hand formed a sphere on wich a few drawings where later carved with a piercing tool.

Impact craters are also visible along its jagged curvature.

MEADE 14” LX200, SBIG ST2K. Exposure time: 50 seconds in high resolution.
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