Ariel

RADIUS 579 km

MASS 1.27e+21 kg

DENSITY 1.56 (gm/cm)

ORBIT PERIOD 2.52 (Earth days)

ROTATION PERIOD 2.52 (Earth days)

DISTANCE FROM PLANET 190,930 km

ECCENTRICITY OF ORBIT 0.0034

The surface of Ariel is covered with craters and long rift valleys.
Ariel is named after the spirit in the Shakespeare play The Tempest.

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