Ariel (moon)
Ariel is a moon of Uranus found on October 24, 1851 by William Lassell. It was found at the same time as Umbriel.
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Image of Ariel obtained by Voyager 2 in 1986
The moon is named after the leading sylph in Alexander Pope's poem Rape of the Lock. It is also the name of the spirit who serves Prospero in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
| Moons | Ariel · Belinda · Bianca · Caliban · Cordelia · Cressida · Cupid · Desdemona · Ferdinand · Francisco · Juliet · Mab · Margaret · Miranda · Oberon · Ophelia · Perdita · Portia · Prospero · Puck · Rosalind · Setebos · Stephano · Sycorax · Titania · Trinculo · Umbriel Other: Arieal features · Miranda features · Puck Craters · Umbriel craters Miranda's Verona Rupes · Umbriel Crater Wunda |  |
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