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Titania  

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  • Titania is the largest moon of Uranus and the 17th in order from the planet. Titania was discovered on January 11, 1787 by William Herschel. It is named for the Queen of the Faeries in Shakespeares's A Midsummer Night's Dream and is also known as Uranus III. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/T/Titania.html)

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  • Uranus III

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