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Add Image to Favorite List 1996-01-29 Ariel Voyager
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On Jan. 24, 1986, NASA's Voyager 2 obtained this color picture of the Uranian moon, Ariel. Most of the visible surface consists of relatively intensely cratered terrain transected by fault scarps and fault-bounded valleys (graben).
PIA00041:
Ariel - Highest Resolution Color Picture
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Add Image to Favorite List 1998-12-05 Ariel Voyager
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Distinct bright patches are visible on Ariel, the brightest of Uranus' five largest satellites. NASA's Voyager 2 obtained this image Jan. 22, 1986, from a distance of 2.52 million kilometers (1.56 million miles).
PIA01351:
Bright Patches on Ariel
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Add Image to Favorite List 1998-12-05 Ariel Voyager
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This NASA Voyager 2 view of Uranus' moon Ariel's terminator shows a complex array of transecting valleys with super-imposed impact craters.
PIA01356:
Ariel's Transecting Valleys
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Add Image to Favorite List 1999-05-08 Ariel Voyager
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NASA's Voyager 2 took this image on January 24, 1986, showing Ariel's surface densely pitted with craters. Numerous valleys and fault scarps crisscross the highly pitted terrain.
PIA01534:
Ariel's Densely Pitted Surface
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Add Image to Favorite List 1999-06-22 Miranda Voyager
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This 'family portrait' of Uranus' five largest moons was compiled from images sent back Jan. 20, 1986, by NASA's Voyager 2 spacecraft. Even in these distant views, the satellites exhibit distinct differences in appearance.
PIA01975:
Uranus - Family Portrait
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Add Image to Favorite List 1999-08-20 Oberon Voyager
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Montage of Uranus' five largest satellites taken by NASA's Voyager 2. From to right to left in order of decreasing distance from Uranus are Oberon, Titania, Umbriel, Ariel, and Miranda.
PIA01361:
Uranus - Montage of Uranus' Five Largest Satellites
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-06-02 Ariel Voyager
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This picture is part of NASA's Voyager 2 imaging sequence of Ariel, a moon of Uranus taken on January 24, 1986. The complexity of Ariel's surface indicates that a variety of geologic processes have occurred.
PIA00037:
Ariel at Voyager Closest Approach
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-05-04 Uranus Voyager
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New modeling shows that there likely is an ocean layer in four of Uranus' major moons: Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon. Miranda is too small to retain enough heat for an ocean layer.
PIA25500:
Major Moons of Uranus
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