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== Orbital characteristics ==

== Orbital characteristics ==

Titania is in a somewhat eccentric orbit around [[Uranus]] at an average distance of 435,910 km. Its sidereal month is about 8.71 Earth days.

Titania is in a somewhat eccentric orbit around [[Uranus]] at an average distance of 435,910 km. Its sidereal month is about 8.71 Earth days.

== Rotational characteristics ==

== Rotational characteristics ==

=== Surface ===

=== Surface ===

Titania contains many fault-like interconnected valleys, an indication of significant tectonic activity.<ref name=Hamilton/><ref name=Arnett/> Some of these valleys are hundreds of kilometers in length. Perhaps the longest of these valleys is a trench measuring 1,600 km in length. This trench is comparable in size to Ithaca Chasma on [[Tethys (moon)|Tethys]].

Titania contains many fault-like interconnected valleys, an indication of significant tectonic activity.<ref name=Hamilton/><ref name=Arnett/> Some of these valleys are hundreds of kilometers in length. Perhaps the longest of these valleys is a trench measuring 1,600&nbsp;km in length. This trench is comparable in size to Ithaca Chasma on [[Tethys (moon)|Tethys]].

The surface is considered relatively "young" by [[uniformitarianism|uniformitarian]] standards. Some astronomers speculate that Titania was once liquid, and then froze, with the surface freezing before the interior.<ref name=Arnett/>

The surface is considered relatively "young" by [[uniformitarianism|uniformitarian]] standards. Some astronomers speculate that Titania was once liquid, and then froze, with the surface freezing before the interior.<ref name=Arnett/>

== Observation and Exploration ==

== Observation and Exploration ==

The only spacecraft to explore Titania has been [[Voyager 2]]. It approached to within 365,200 km of Titania on January 24, 1986, and took a small number of images.<ref name=Voyager1>"[http://pds-rings.seti.org/voyager/mission/#v2uenc Voyager Mission Description: Voyager 2 Uranus Encounter]." February 19, 1997. Accessed June 13, 2008.</ref><ref name=Smith>Smith, B.A., Soderblom, L.A., Beebe, R., ''et al.'' "[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1986Sci...233...43S Voyager 2 in the Uranian system - Imaging science results]." ''Science'' 233:43-64, July 4, 1986. Accessed June 13, 2008.</ref> No other detailed images are available.

The only spacecraft to explore Titania has been [[Voyager 2]]. It approached to within 365,200&nbsp;km of Titania on January 24, 1986, and took a small number of images.<ref name=Voyager1>"[http://pds-rings.seti.org/voyager/mission/#v2uenc Voyager Mission Description: Voyager 2 Uranus Encounter]." February 19, 1997. Accessed June 13, 2008.</ref><ref name=Smith>Smith, B.A., Soderblom, L.A., Beebe, R., ''et al.'' "[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1986Sci...233...43S Voyager 2 in the Uranian system - Imaging science results]." ''Science'' 233:43-64, July 4, 1986. Accessed June 13, 2008.</ref> No other detailed images are available.

== Gallery ==

== Gallery ==