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Puck
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in astronomy, one of the natural satellites, or moons, of Uranus.
Puck is the largest of small inner satellites of Uranus; it is intermediate in size between Portia and Miranda, the smallest of the five larger satellites. Puck's orbit is also located between these two moons.
Puck
Uranus XV - 1985U1
Puck was named after a mischievous fairy in Shakespeare's play Midsummer Night's Dream. It is the tenth known satellite of Uranus and was discovered by Voyager 2.
Puck Statistics Discovered byStephen Synnott ...
Puck
Uranus XV
Puck is the tenth of Uranus' known satellites: orbit: 86,006 km from Uranus diameter: 154 km mass: ?
Puck is a mythological fairy or mischievous nature sprite. Puck is also a generalised personification of land spirits. Whilst being an aspect of Robin Goodfellow, he is also 'Hob ' and Will-o'-the-wisp....
Puck is a fairy in Shakespeare's Midsummer-Night's Dream.
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Puck is one of the 18 moons of . Its diameter is about 96 miles (154 km) and its mass is unknown. It orbits at a distance of about 53,500 miles (86,010 km) from Uranus. Puck was discovered by NASA's Voyager 2 in 1985.
A hockey puck sliding on a sheet of ice can travel great distances, and the smoother the ice, the further it goes. Newton realized that what ultimately stopped such motions was the friction of the surface.
URANUS U_RINGS PUCK MIRANDA ARIEL UMBRIEL TITANIA OBERON or URANUS U_RINGS PUCK MIRANDA ARIEL UMBRIEL TITANIA OBERON or URANUS U_RINGS PUCK MIRANDA ARIEL UMBRIEL TITANIA OBERON
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Puck (NASA Thesaurus) A natural satellite of Uranus, orbiting at a mean distance o of 86,010 kilometers. pulmonary (NASA SP-7, 1965) Pertaining to, or affecting, the lungs or any component of the lungs.
Subsequent names, rather than continuing the airy spirits theme (only Puck and Mab continued the trend), have focused on Herschel's source material.
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.
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.
List of craters on Puck
List of geological features on Miranda
List of geological features on Ariel
List of craters on Umbriel
List of geological features on Titania
List of geological features on Oberon
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Prospero, Stephano, Setebos, Cordelia, Ophelia, Bianca, Cressida, Desdemona, Juliet, Portia, Rosalind, Belinda, Puck, Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, Oberon.
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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.
 See also: Uranus, Earth, Orbit, Sun, Solar
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