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  1. Uranus Moon - Titania

    The terminator region of Titania, one of Uranus five large moons, was captured in this Voyager 2 image obtained in the early morning hours of Jan. 24, 1986.

    More: images.nasa.gov/details/PIA019
    Credit: NASA/JPL

    #titania #voyager #astrodon #astronomy #astrophotography #astrophysics

  2. 4 out of 5 #Uranus #moons likely to have #ocean under crust
    A preview of what #UranusOrbiter and Probe might find in the 2040s
    The #water is believed to be located between the core and icy crusts in oceans 30km deep for moons Ariel and #Umbriel, and less than 50m for #Titania and #Oberon.
    It's not uncommon to find water in dwarf #planets and moons. For example, #dwarfplanets #Ceres and #Pluto, as well as #Saturn's moon #Mimas, have all shown evidence of liquid water.
    theregister.com/2023/05/05/fou