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Ariel (Satellite of Uranus)

Ariel
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Constants

  •  Mean Radius:               578.9 km
  •  Mass:                      0.00021 (Earth=1)
  •  Density:                   1.56 (g/cm^3)
  •  Gravity:                   0.021 (Earth=1)
  •  Orbit Period:              2.520 (Earth days)
  •  Rotation Period:           2.520 (Earth days)
  •  Semimajor Axis of Orbit:   192,000 km
  •  Eccentricity of Orbit:     0.003
Notes on Constants Table

Ariel Nomenclature

Official names of features on Ariel as approved by the International Astronomical Union.

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