Miranda Galadriel Capra : Miranda's Miranda Fest

Miranda, the Moon of Uranus

Miranda is the fifth moon of Uranus. It is the smallest and innermost of the major moons, with a diameter of 471.6km. Miranda is grey with a water-ice surface and a subsolar temperature of 86K. Miranda's surface consists of two major strikingly different types of terrain. One is an old, heavily cratered, rolling terrain with relatively uniform albedo, or reflectivity. The other is a young, complex terrain characterized by sets of bright and dark bands, scarps and ridges. Although small, Miranda is the most remarkable of all the satellites of Uranus, and is considered by the Heyden Planatarium of NYC to be one of the 7 wonders of the Universe.

NASA's Solar System Exploration feature on Miranda. NASA also has a good Uranus page with lots of Miranda pictures.
Views of the Solar System: Miranda by Calvin Hamilton, formerly of Los Alamos National Laboratory.
another Miranda page, from Bill Arnett
Compare the size of Miranda with many other planets and moons
Apparently there is a Message written in the face of Miranda that proves the existence of God, the coming of Jesus, the end of the world, and probably next week's lottery numbers too.

I'm always looking for more Miranda trivia, so if you have any drop me an email. (I used to have a guestbook, but it got too much spam.)

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