Portia

Portia was discovered by Voyager 2 in 1986. Of the 15 moons it is the 2th closest to Uranus, with a standoff distance of 66,100 km.

Portia one of the small moons, and is about as wide as a county at 110 km (70 miles) long. As a small moon, the composition and surface features are unknown.

This is a composite image of the small moons of Saturn
Click on image for full size version (92K GIF)
Image from: NASA

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Portia

Portia was discovered by Voyager 2 in 1986. Of the 15 moons it is the 2th closest to Uranus, with a standoff distance of 66,100 km.

Portia one of the small moons, and is about as wide as a county at 110 km (70 miles) long. As a small moon, the composition and surface features are unknown.

This is a composite image of the small moons of Saturn
Click on image for full size version (92K GIF)
Image from: NASA

Art and Culture involving Portia
Return to Uranus
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Portia

Portia was discovered by Voyager 2 in 1986. Of the 15 moons it is the 2th closest to Uranus.

Portia one of the small moons, and is about as wide as a county. As a small moon, the composition and surface features are unknown.

This is a composite image of the small moons of Saturn
Click on image for full size version (92K GIF)
Image from: NASA

Art and Culture involving Portia
Return to Uranus
Return to moons



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