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in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.
Voyager 2 image of the Uranian moons Portia, Cressida, and Ophelia
Discovery Discovered by
Stephen P. Synnott / Voyager 2 Discovered in
January 9, 1986 Orbital characteristics Mean radius
61,767 km Eccentricity
0.00023 Orbital period
0.
Cressida was named after the daughter of Calchas in Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida. It is the forth satellite out from Uranus and was discovered by Voyager 2.
Cressida Statistics Discovered byVoyager 2
Date of discovery1986 ...
Cressida
Uranus IX
Cressida is the fourth of Uranus' known satellites: orbit: 61,767 km from Uranus diameter: 66 km mass: ?
Cressida [1986 U3]:
References
Arnett, W. "The Nine Planets: Cressida." .
Cressida is the daughter of Calchas in Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida.
Desdemona
Discovered in 1986 by Voyager 2, Desdemona is the fifth of Uranus' moons.
Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. The play is not a conventional tragedy, since its protagonist does not die....
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The next eight moons are Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, and Puck, all named for Shakespearian characters. Inside of Belinda's orbit is a moon designated as S/1986 U10.
Troilus and Cressida: Cressida
Othello: Desdemona
Romeo and Juliet: Juliet, Mab
The Merchant of Venice: Portia
As You Like It: Rosalind
Much Ado About Nothing: Margaret
The Winter's Tale: Perdita
Timon of Athens: Cupid ...
Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon, Caliban, Sycorax, Prospero, Setebos, Stephano, Trinculo, plus others yet to receive names
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The next ten small satellites-Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, and Puck-were revealed by Voyager 2 in 1985-86.
The Voyager 2 spacecraft discovered 10 more, and they were named Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Puck, and Belinda.
Prospero, Stephano, Setebos, Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon.
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Around Saturn: none (like Jupiter, Saturn is a very fast rotator but has no satellites close enough)
Around Uranus: Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Cupid, Belinda, and Perdita ...
Uranus' known moons are (from nearest to furthest from the planet): Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon.
lambda-ring epsilon-ring uranus moons uranus's moons uranian moons uranus satellites uranus's satellites uranian satellites uranus moon uranus's moon uranian moon uranus satellite uranus's satellite uranian satellite Cordelia Ophelia Bianca Cressida ...
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