Talk:Ariel (moon)

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Isn't Ariel (which was discovered at the same time as Umbriel) named after the Ariel in Pope's Rape of the Lock rather than the one in The Tempest? john k 21:37, 24 May 2004 (UTC)

I think you're right about this, actually - well spotted. The Singing Badger 13:36, 25 May 2004 (UTC)

According to The Royal Shakespeare Company, this is pronounced [AIR-ee-el]. According to the OED, the last vowel is a schwa, at least as the name of the gazelle. kwami

We certainly cannot say exactly how much methane is contained in Ariel, as we have no idea whether there is actually any methane in the moon. CO2 is just as likely, and the observation of surface CO2 supports this idea.

Fixed Surface Area (previosly was miscalculated to approx 4 times its actual value)

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