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| single_temperature = ~64 K | magnitude = 20.5 }} Puck ( ) is an inner moon of Uranus. It was discovered in December 1985 by the ''Voyager 2'' spacecraft. The name ''Puck'' follows the convention of naming Uranus's moons after characters from Shakespeare. The orbit of Puck lies between the rings of Uranus and the first of Uranus's large moons, Miranda. Puck is approximately spherical in shape and has diameter of about 162 km. It has a dark, heavily cratered surface, which shows spectral signs of water ice. == Discovery and naming == Puck—the largest inner moon of Uranus—was discovered from the images taken by ''Voyager 2'' on 30 December 1985. It was given the temporary designation S/1985 U 1. The moon was later named after the character Puck who appears in Shakespeare's ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', a little sprite who travels around the globe at night with the fairies. In Celtic mythology and English folklore, a ''Puck'' is a mischievous sprite, imagined as an evil demon by Christians. It is also designated Uranus XV. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Puck (moon)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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