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The Uranus (YUR-uh-nus, no “a” sound, and stress on the first syllable) system is the smallest system, by mass. Neptune has fewer objects, but also has Triton (2.14e22 kg), of which the entire Uranian system masses less than 43 % (9.14e21 kg).
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Hall, J.A. (2016). Uranus. In: Moons of the Solar System. Astronomers' Universe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20636-3_7
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