Ariel in 3D — live position and orbit

The brightest of Uranus's major moons, with the youngest surface and long canyons that may hold traces of past cryovolcanic flows.

Ariel is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Ariel; you can travel in time, switch between the educational overview and the true-scale voyage, and compare it with every other body of the solar system.

Radius

579 km

Mass

1.25 × 10²¹ kg

Surface gravity

0.25 m/s²

Mean temperature

-213 °C

Orbits

Uranus

Distance from the Sun

0.001 AU

Orbital period

2.52 days

Axial tilt

0.0°

Known moons

0