Cressida moon

Cressida
Discovery
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
Mean 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.
min mean max
K K K
Atmospheric pressure 0 kPa

Cressida ("KRESS i duh") is a moon of Uranus. It was named after the Trojan daughter of Calchas, a tragic heroine who appears in William Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida (as well as in tales by Geoffrey Chaucer and others). Other than its size and orbit, virtually nothing is known about it.

There is also an asteroid called 548 Kressida.


Uranus
... | Bianca | Cressida | Desdemona | ...
Puck's group | Miranda | Ariel | Umbriel | Titania | Oberon | Sycorax' group | S/2003 U 3
(For other moons, see: Uranus' natural satellites) | Back to solar system


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