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Moons of Uranus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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In the past few years, five new moons have been discovered orbiting Uranus, but not all of their names have been officially accepted by the International Astronomical Union.
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Astronomers pick Shakespearean names for Uranus moons they discovered ... Cornell astronomer Philip Nicholson and his colleagues have proposed names for the two recently discovered moons of the planet Uranus. They are Caliban and Sycorax, both characters in Shakespeare's play "The Tempest." The names are likely to be...
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WASHINGTON -- The astronomers who found two small moons orbiting Uranus last year have decided to name them Caliban and Sycorax, after characters in Shakespeare's play The Tempest. ... Three of the planet's other moons also have Shakespearean names. They are named for Ariel, the sprite in The Tempest, King Lear's ...
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