Ariel is the fourth-largest of the 27 known moons of Uranus. Ariel orbits and rotates in the equatorial plane of Uranus which is almost perpendicular to the orbit of Uranus and so has an extreme seasonal cycle.It was discovered in October 1851 by William Lassell and named for a character in two different pieces of literature.
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