Moon of Uranus
Cordelia is theinnermost known moon ofUranus . It was discovered from the images taken byVoyager 2 S/1986 U 7 .[ 1] Hubble Space Telescope observed it in 1997.[ 7] [ 9] William Shakespeare 'sKing Lear .Uranus VI .[ 10]
Other than its orbit,[ 4] [ 5] geometric albedo of 0.06,[ 7] Voyager 2 images, Cordelia appears as an elongated object with its major axis pointing towards Uranus. The ratio of axes of Cordelia's prolate spheroid is± 0.2[ 5]
Cordelia acts as the innershepherd satellite for Uranus'sε ring .[ 11] tidal deceleration .[ 5]
Cordelia is very close to a 5:3orbital resonance withRosalind .[ 12]
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Listed in approximately increasing distance fromUranus Inner Major (spheroid) Outer (irregular)
Caliban group (3) Margaret (1) Other retrograde moons (6)
Geological features
