Lear (crater)

Lear is a crater on Oberon, an Uranian moon[1].

Geography

Its diameter is 126 km[1] and is located at 5°24′S 31°30′E[2], it also has dark material at its bottom, like many other craters, this is thought to be material that upwelled from Oberon's interior[3].

Naming

It was named after King Lear in Shakespeare's play of the same name[4], it was discovered by Voyager and was named in 1988[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Planetary Names". planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  2. ^ "GeoHack - Lear". geohack.toolforge.org. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  3. ^ "Oberon". users.ece.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2026-01-24.
  4. ^ Shakespeare, William (1975). The complete works of William Shakespeare : Illustrated. Internet Archive. New York : Avenel Books. ISBN 978-0-517-16302-3.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: publisher location (link)
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