Miranda (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/miranda-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. What is the type?Moon of Uranus
2. What is the diameter?470 km (292 miles)
3. What makes Miranda the strangest moon of Uranus?Miranda has huge cliffs, deep canyons, and a surface that looks like a crazy quilt, unlike any other moon in the solar system.
4. How tall is Verona Rupes on Miranda?Verona Rupes is about 20 kilometers (12 miles) high, making it the tallest cliff known in the solar system.

Axial Tilt: The angle between an object's rotational axis and its orbital axis, causing extreme seasonal variations.
Orbital Eccentricity: The degree to which an orbit deviates from being perfectly circular.
Cryovolcanism: Volcanic activity on icy moons where the erupting material is water, ammonia, or methane.