Our System - 12 - Ariel (Patreon)

The fourth largest moon orbiting Uranus, Ariel is only about a third of the size of Earth’s moon. Similar to Earth’s moon, it always keeps the same face towards the planet it orbits. The images taken from Voyager 2 in 1986 show crisscrossed scarps forming long valleys. These are likely formed by stretching tectonic activity, which was caused by freezing water or ammonia in the moon’s interior. I find these long winding valleys to be the most interesting geographic feature, and imagine they must create fantastic vistas if seen from the surface.

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