Pictures of Uranus Moons

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Here are some cool pictures of Uranus moons. You can make any of these images into your computer desktop wallpaper. Just click on an image to enlarge it, and then choose “Set as Desktop Background”.

Visiting Miranda

Here’s a nice photo of a Uranian moon, Miranda taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986. Miranda is considered the smallest among the five major moons of planet Uranus.

Uranus and Ariel

Here’s a nice image of the planet Uranus together with its moon, Ariel (white dot in the image). This photo was taken by the NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope. The planet Uranus is the first planet discovered using a telescope.

Uranus and Moons

Here’s a nice picture of Uranus and its moons. This photo was taken by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope’s Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) on July 28,1997. All in all, Uranus has 27 natural satellites.

Titania

This is an image of Uranus’ largest moon, Titania. This photo was captured by the Voyager 2 spacecraft on January 24, 1986. Titania has a radius of 788.9 kilometers.

Umbriel

This is a nice image of Umbriel, one of the five major moons of Uranus. This image was captured also by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1986. Umbriel is the darkest among the major moons of Uranus reflecting only 16% of the light that hits its surface.

We have written many articles about the moons of Uranus for Universe Today. Here’s an article about the two small moons around Uranus, and here’s an article about the moons of Uranus.

If you’d like more information on moons of Uranus, check out Hubblesite’s News Releases about Uranus. And here’s a link to the NASA’s Solar System Exploration Guide to Uranus.

We’ve also recorded an episode of Astronomy Cast just about Uranus. Listen here, Episode 62: Uranus.