Hubble Spots Northern Hemispheric Clouds On Uranus
Depicts: Uranus
Copyright: Heidi Hammel (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), and NASA
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The "red" image
is taken at 6,190 Angstroms, and is sensitive
to absorption by methane molecules in the planet's
atmosphere. The banded structure of Uranus is evident, and
the small cloud near the northern limb is now visible.
Last Update: 1 September 2019