Miranda. Mosaic of images showing the complex surface of Miranda,a moon of Uranus. Although only 480 kilometres across,Miranda displays a bizarre variety of geology. Most obvious are the V-shaped 'chevron' just lower right of centre and the 'ovoids' (concentric rings) at the left limb. There are cliffs near the 'chevron' which are twice the height of Mount Everest - about 20 kilometres tall. The reason behind this complex surface may be that the moon is seen 'frozen' in a partially reformed state following a catastrophic meteor impact in the distant past. The data for this image were gathered by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in January 1986 | |
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Crédit: | Science Photo Library / US Geological Survey |
Taille de l’image : | 3542 px × 2825 px |
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