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Aviation History
1986
1986 - 0309.PDF
SPACEFLIGHT Above Voyager 2's closest approach was to the 500km-diameter moon Miranda, on January 24. Viewed from 42,000km with a 600m resolution, Miranda reveals regions of distinctly differing terrain, including a grooved "chevron" feature. Top right l,600km-diameter Titania, Uranus' largest moon, seen from 369,000km, reveals prominent fault valleys and abundant craters. Centre right Oberon, Uranus' outermost moon, photographed from 660,000km reveals several large impact craters and a 6km-high moun tain (lower left limb). Bottom right Umbriel, viewed from 557,000km, is heavily cratered, with an unexplained bright ring (top). Below Ariel, viewed from 130,000km, shows numerous valleys and fault scarps criss-crossing highly pitted terrain 21
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