Astronomy Picture of the Day · March 6, 1999

Miranda, Chevron, and Alonso

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for March 6, 1999 is “Miranda, Chevron, and Alonso,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Voyager Project, JPL, NASA. The original explanation runs about 143 words.

From the explanation

“Miranda is a bizarre world which surely had a tempest uous past. The innermost of the larger Uranian moons, Miranda is almost 300 miles in diameter and was discovered in 1948 by American planetary astronomer Gerard Kuiper .”

— APOD editors, March 6, 1999

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: March 6, 1999
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: Voyager Project, JPL, NASA
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 143 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, March 6, 1999 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-1999-march-06-miranda-chevron-and-alonso

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