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Geology on the moons of Uranus
Author(s) -
ROTHERY DAVID A.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2451.1986.tb00201.x
Subject(s) - uranus , geology , astrobiology , saturn , jupiter (rocket family) , impact crater , graben , galilean moons , natural satellite , icy moon , neptune , astronomy , solar system , paleontology , planet , physics , tectonics , space exploration
In January 1986 the spaceprobe Voyager‐2 revealed details of the surfaces of the icy satellites of Uranus for the first time, including grabens, other faulted features, impact craters and possible ice flows. Despite their apparent similarity to some of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, they highlight many new questions as to the evolution of, and interactions between, such bodies.