The ice giant Uranus’ moon Miranda is a spelunkers dream — its jagged surface is replete with canyons, scarps, terraced outcrops, and a cliff whose floor is approximately 20 km down, the highest known cliff in the solar system. Miranda’s geological scars could be due to flowing ice from the moon’s interior that, at some point, were pushed up to the surface. An even wilder theory proposes that the moon was shattered several times and came back together, creating its extremely uneven features.
What Сan You Do Here:
- snowmobile safari: rental of equipment, vehicles and escort teams can be arranged on site. Only group tours with instructors are available, as the surface of Miranda is considered difficult to navigate in permanent winter conditions;
- trails for lovers of mountaineering and speed slalom skiing or snowboarding (routes difficulty from 1 to 12, individual tours, group tours with instructors are possible). To pass some routes (difficulty of 5 and above) guests will need a special certificate;
- snowboarding schools: Miranda has 215 registered snowboarding schools, where guests will have the opportunity to learn the sport from scratch or improve their skills. This moon of Uranus is an ideal place for boarding on surfaces of completely different complexity, coverage and configuration;
- the transgalactic snowboarding championship Mad Leaps Champ is held during the Earth’s winter on Miranda;
- excursion to the Uranus rings: held three times per week. You will have the opportunity to safely drift inside the rings of Uranus and take a fragment of the planet as a souvenir. A group photo on the observation deck against the mysterious Uranus and its rings;
- overnight stay in Miranda Ice Village: the village is completely created by humans from ice and snow, but having all the benefits of civilization. The total capacity of the village for overnight tourists is 300 people. On the adjacent territory there is a park of ice sculptures, which are laser-cut according to the sketches of famous sculptors and 3D designers. All sculptures are provided with luminescent lighting and serve as excellent objects for photo shoots and video filming.
Nearest Tour Dates: flights to Uranus and its moons take place every 2 weeks all year round.
Tour Duration: from 3 weeks.
Restrictions:
- low temperature on the surface of this Uranus moon is quite low;
- for some sports activities on Miranda – professional certificates are necessary (this applies to both participation in qualifying and championships in snowboarding, as well as for passing certain difficult tracks);
- Uranus has a very active magnetosphere, its bursts and twisted nature can affect gravity and flight conditions, so tourists need to be aware of possible delays in the arrival / departure of shuttles from the Uranus spaceport.