Puck (moon)

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Puck (/ˈpʌk/ PUK) is an inner moon of Uranus. It was discovered in December 1985 by the Voyager 2 spacecraft. The name Puck comes from Celtic mythology and English folklore. The orbit of Puck lies between the rings of Uranus and the first of Uranus’ large moons Miranda. Puck is approximately spherical in shape and has diameter of about 162 km. It has a dark heavily cratered surface which shows spectral signs of water ice.

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density (μ3)

1300.0

mass (kg)

2900.0

orbital period (μ)

0.0012096

surface area (km2)

8.24e+10

temperature (K)

64.0

volume (km3)

2.225e+15

albedo

0.006, 0.015

apparent magnitude

20.5

discovery date

1985-12-30

discoverer

Voyager 2, Stephen P. Synnott

escape velocity (kmh)

248.4