Frangelica & the Moon Oberon


photo collage
January 2024

frangelica atherton

Oberon

Also designated Uranus IV, is the outermost major
moon of the planet Uranus. The moon consists of
approximately equal amounts of rock & ice, & is
probably differentiated into a rocky core & an icy
mantle. A large layer of liquid water may be
present at the boundary between the mantle & the
core

is a king of the fairies in medieval and
Renaissance literature. He is best known as a
character in Shakespeare's play A Midsummer Night's
Dream, in which he is King of the Fairies & spouse
of Titania, Queen of the Fairies

Uranus has 28 known moons, including 5 major moons:
Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania and Oberon
The moons are sometimes called the 'literary moons'
because they are named for Shakespeare characters