Uranus #1
by California Association For Research In Astronomy/science Photo Library
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Uranus #1
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California Association For Research In Astronomy/science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Uranus, infrared image of Uranus. The northern hemisphere (left of rings) is coming out of many decades of darkness. The bright blue spots in the southern hemisphere are clouds above the Uranian atmosphere. Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun and the third largest in the solar system. Methane in the upper atmosphere absorbs red light, giving the planet its blue-green colour. Uranus' tilt is thought to have been caused by a collision with a large body early in the solar system's history. Image gathered by the 10-metre Keck Telescope, Hawaii, on 11-12 July, 2004.
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February 21st, 2021
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