Miranda Comparison Table

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Miranda comparison table

Subject is part of is a kind of is an instance of has orbital period has diameter has discovery date has definition has discoverer

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).

Miranda Uranus natural satellite P = 1^d10^h 500 km 1948 The innermost satellite of Uranus. Kuiper

Subject	is part of	is a kind of	is an instance of	has orbital period	has diameter	has discovery date	has definition	has discoverer
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).
Miranda	Uranus		natural satellite	P = 1^d10^h	500 km	1948	The innermost satellite of Uranus.	Kuiper

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