Titania
Titania
Moon of Uranus
Titania facts
- Orbits
- Uranus
- Distance from Uranus
- 435,910 km (17.2 Uranus-radii)
- Orbital period
- 8.7 days
- Diameter
- 1,577 km
- Mass
- 3.4 × 10²¹ kg
- Orbital inclination
- 0.34°
- Tidally locked
- Yes
- Discovered
- 1787, by William Herschel
Titania orbits Uranus
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About Titania
Titania is the largest moon of Uranus, an icy, rocky world scarred by enormous canyons that suggest its crust was stretched and cracked long ago. Unusually, the moons of Uranus are named for characters from Shakespeare and Alexander Pope rather than mythology.
- Named after the queen of the fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Discovered: 1787, by William Herschel
Titania: frequently asked questions
- What is Titania?
- Titania is the largest moon of Uranus, an icy, rocky world scarred by enormous canyons that suggest its crust was stretched and cracked long ago.
- What planet does Titania orbit?
- Titania orbits Uranus at an average distance of about 435,910 km, completing one lap every 8.7 days.
- How big is Titania?
- Titania has a diameter of about 1,577 km and a mass of roughly 3.4 × 10²¹ kg.
- Why is Titania famous?
- Titania's claim to fame: the largest moon of Uranus, marked by immense canyon systems from ancient tectonic activity.
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