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Ariel comparison table |
Subject | is part of | is a kind of | is an instance of | has diameter | has discovery date | has definition | has period | has discoverer |
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natural satellite | satellite | Body orbiting a planet. Since 1957 the term has also been applied to man-made (artificial) satellites; many astronomers make the distinction by calling natural satellites moons (and the Earth's natural satellite the Moon). | ||||||
Ariel | Uranus | natural satellite | 1600 km | 1851 | Second satellite of Uranus. | 2.52 days | Lassell |
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