Puck
Puck is an inner moon of the planet Uranus. It is roughly spherical and orbits between the rings of Uranus and the moon Miranda.
Facts About Puck:
- Puck is the 12th moon in distance from Uranus.
- It is the largest of the inner moons of Uranus (i.e. closer to the planet than Miranda).
- Its surface appears to be grey and heavily cratered. Three of its craters have names: Bogle, Butz and Lob
Classification: Moon (orbiting Uranus)
Names: Puck, Uranus XV, S/1985 U1
Discovered: 1985 by Stephen Synnott (Voyager 2)
Naming: Named after a character in William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Magnitude: 20.5000 (app)
Diameter: 162 km
Mass: 2.9e+18 kg
Semi-major axis: 86004.444
Orbital Period: 0.76183287 Earth days
Eccentricity: 0.00012000
Volume: 2225000 km3
Density: 1.3000 g/cm3
Surface Area: 82400 km2
Escape Velocity: 0.0690 km/s
Adjective: Puckian