Bizarre Shape of Uranus' 'Frankenstein' Moon Explained

Friday, October 3, 2014 - 16:30 in Astronomy & Space

Researchers suggest they may know why the Uranus moon Miranda resembles Frankenstein's monster, a jumble of mismatched parts: Constant squeezing and stretching from Uranus caused the moon to heat up and churn.

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