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Titania - copyright Calvin J. HamiltonTitania, the largest moon of Uranus (788.9 kilometers in radius) was discovered by William Herschel in 1787. The moon is generally very rough, with many impact craters, rocks and impact basins. There is one long trench that extends 1,500 kilometers (1,000 miles) around the surface of the planet. The moon also is very internally active due to its plated surface and multiple faults.



PHYSICAL DATA FOR TITANIA
 Mass (kg) 3.49e + 21
 Mass (Earth = 1) 5.8400e - 04
 Radius (km) 788.9
 Radius (Earth = 1) 1.2369e - 01
 Mean Density (g/cm3) 1.70
 Mean Distance from Uranus (km) 435,840
 Magnitude (V0) 13.73



ORBITAL DATA FOR TITANIA
 Rotational period (days) 8.705872
 Orbital period (days) 8.705872
 Mean orbital velocity (km/s) 3.65
 Orbital eccentricity 0.0022
 Orbital inclination (degrees) 0.014
 Escape (km/s) 0.768
 Albedo 0.27



Physical Data Key
Mass Mass
Mass Mass compared to that of Earth.
Radius Radius
Radius Radius compared to that of Earth.
Mean Density Average Density.
Distance Distance to the planet's center.
Magnitude The brightness of a star or object.
Orbital Data Key
Rotational Period Number of days to make one complete rotation.
Orbital Period Number of days to obital the planet.
Mean Orbital Velocity Average obital speed.
Orbital Eccentricity Eccentricity.
Orbital Inclination The tilt of the moon or planet.
Escape Escape Velocity.
Albedo Visual geometric albedo.




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