Tsanfau II
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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | Allister Llloyd |
| Discovery date | 15 November 1799 at the
Layfet Colonial Observatory, Layfet,  Prybourne |
| Designations | |
| MPC designation | Tsanfau II |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Satellite of | Tsanfau |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 344/5 km |
| Mass | 1.911E+20 |
Mean density | 1.116 g/cm^3 |
| 0.107 m/s^2 | |
| 272.1 m/s | |
Tsanfau II is the second-largest moon of Tsanfau. It is about 690 kilometers (428 mi) in diameter. Tsanfau II is mostly covered by freshly created and relatively clean ice, because of this, it is a highly reflective object and thus is far colder than it would be otherwise. It's surface temperature has never been recorded higher than −196.2 °C (−385.16 °F). Despite its small size, Tsanfau II has some wildly diverse surface features, including old craters, ice scraps, ice sheets, and ice geysers, and a surprisingly dense atmosphere.