Rosalind (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/rosalind-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 Rosalind (moon)?March 27, 1851
2. What is the type of celestial body?Inner moon of the ice giant planet Uranus
3. What is the diameter?Approximately 72 kilometers (45 miles)
4. What is Rosalind and where does it orbit?Rosalind is a tiny moon of Uranus, about 72 kilometers wide, that circles the planet very close to its center.
5. Why is Rosalind's surface dark?Its surface is dark because it is made of materials like carbon or tholins that absorb a lot of sunlight.

Albedo: The measure of how much light a surface reflects; a low albedo means it's dark.
Tidal Forces: Gravitational forces exerted by a celestial body that can deform another body.
Protoplanetary Disk: A rotating disk of dense gas and dust surrounding a newly formed star, from which planets form.