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Oberon  

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  • Oberon is the second largest moon of Uranus and the 18th in order from the planet. Oberon was discovered by William Herschel on 11 January 1787. It is named after the king of the Fairies in Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and is also known as Uranus IV. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/O/Oberon.html)

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  • Uranus IV

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-Q68070WF-V

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