
Space & PhysicsApril 1, 1987
The Moons of Uranus
Voyager 2 photographed the five major moons at close range. All have icy surfaces, but they are darker and rockier than Saturn's moons. Early in their history three were geologically vigorous

The Moons of Uranus
Voyager 2 photographed the five major moons at close range. All have icy surfaces, but they are darker and rockier than Saturn's moons. Early in their history three were geologically vigorous

The Moons of Uranus, Neptune and Pluto
When Voyager 2 flies by Uranus in January and by Neptune in 1989, it will send back closeup pictures of their icy moons. Ground-based studies of the outer solar system suggest what the probe might find