Cupid (moon)

High school (ages 12+)
Space & Astronomy

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/cupid-moon

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. Who discovered Cupid (moon)?2003
2. What is the type?Moon
3. What is the parent planet?Uranus
4. What is Cupid?Cupid is a tiny moon of Uranus, about 90 kilometers across, and it looks like a dog bone.
5. Why does Cupid look so elongated?Its very fast spin stretches it, and it might also be the result of two smaller moons colliding.

Morphology: The study of the form and structure of objects, especially in biology and geology.
Hydrostatic Equilibrium: The balance between gravitational forces and internal pressure that allows a celestial body to become spherical.
Angular Momentum: A measure of an object's tendency to continue rotating, dependent on its mass, shape, and speed.
Mean-Motion Resonance: A situation where the orbital periods of two celestial bodies are related by a simple integer ratio.