![]() Voyager 2 image of Rosalind. |
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ROSALIND - MOON OF URANUS | |
Rosalind is a female character in Shakespeare's play "As You Like It". Rosalind was discovered in 1986 in Voyager 2 images. | |
Orbit | |
Rosalind orbits Uranus at a distance of 69,927 kilometres. The orbit is very nearly circular, but the inclination is greater than the other small moons at 0.3o. | |
The orbits of Uranus' small moons. |
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Physical properties | |
Rosalind is about 55 kilometres in diameter, but its mass and density are unknown. | |
Interior | |
There is no information concerning the interior of Rosalind. | |
Magnetic field | |
No magnetic field has been detected. | |
Atmosphere | |
No atmosphere has been detected. | |
Surface | |
Rosalind is a dark object, with an albedo of just 0.07 it reflects only 7% of the sunlight it receives. There are no images of Rosalind's surface. | |
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