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Uranus’s Moon Titania

Uranus’s Moon Titania
Titania, the largest moon of the planet Uranus, is about 1,600 km (1,000 mi) in diameter. Its surface is riven by canyons and covered by trenches. Astronomers think the trenches are actually giant fault lines. The Voyager 2 spacecraft captured this image as it passed near Uranus in 1986.
The Voyager Project/NASA
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Titania (astronomy); Uranus (planet)
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