Astronomy Picture of the Day · February 16, 2002

Miranda, Chevron, and Alonso

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for February 16, 2002 is “Miranda, Chevron, and Alonso,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Voyager Project , JPL , NASA. The original explanation runs about 145 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 on today’s date in 1948 by American planetary astronomer Gerard Kuiper .”

— APOD editors, February 16, 2002

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: February 16, 2002
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 145 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, February 16, 2002 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2002-february-16-miranda-chevron-and-alonso

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