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.

Puck

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
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