Cressida (original) (raw)
Cressida
Discovery | |
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Discovered by | Voyager 2 |
Discovered in | 1986 |
Orbital characteristics | |
Mean radius | 61,767 km |
Eccentricity | 0.00023 |
Orbital period | 0.46357d |
Inclination | 0.04° |
Is a satellite of | Uranus |
Physical characteristics | |
Equatorial diameter | ~79.6 km |
Surface area | km2 |
Mass | 3.43×1017 kg |
Mean density | 1.3 g/cm3 |
Surface gravity | 0.014 m/s2 |
Rotation period | ? |
Axial tilt | ?° |
Albedo | 0.07 |
Surface temp | minmeanmax KKK |
Atmospheric pressure | 0 kPa |
Cressida is a moon of Uranus. It was named after the daughter of Calchas in William Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida. Other than its size and orbit, virtually nothing is known about it.