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Cressida  

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  • Cressida is the fourth moon in order of distance from Uranus. It is named after the daughter of Calchas, a character in Shakespeare's play Troilus and Cressida and is also known as Uranus IX. Cressida was discovered by Stephen P. Synnott from images sent back by Voyager 2 on 9 January 1986, and was given the temporary designation S/1986 U3. (Encyclopedia of Science, by David Darling, https://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/C/Cressida.html)

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  • Uranus IX

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