St. Louis Science Center: Astronomy Fact Of The Day: February 4, 2022

St. Louis MO

05 February, 2022

9:30 AM

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Press release from St. Louis Science Center: February 04, 2022 Uranus' moon Miranda is home to a series of massive fault canyons which are some of the largest in the solar system. Some reach depths 12 times that of the Grand Canyon. Miranda also has low surface gravity due to its relatively small size. This means that if you were to drop a rock off the edge of the deepest canyon, it would take a full 10 minutes to reach the bottom. To learn more about the moon Miranda check out: https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/uranus-moons/miranda/in-depth/ This press release was produced by St. Louis Science Center. The views expressed here are the author's own.