Trinculo (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/trinculo-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 Trinculo (moon)?December 13, 2001
2. What is the satellite type?Irregular moon of Uranus
3. What is the mean diameter?Approximately 14 kilometers (8.7 miles)
4. What is Trinculo?Trinculo is a tiny moon of Uranus, about 14 kilometers wide. It looks a bit like a potato and is darker than most moons.
5. Why is Trinculo named after a jester?Trinculo is named after a funny character from Shakespeare’s play "The Tempest." The name follows the tradition of giving Uranus’s moons names from Shakespeare and Pope.

Hydrostatic Equilibrium: The balance between gravity and internal pressure that allows a celestial body to assume a spherical shape.
Magnetosphere: The region around a planet dominated by its magnetic field, which can trap charged particles.