
Uranus

by Science Photo Library
Title
Uranus
Artist
Science Photo Library
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Uranus. Hubble Space Telescope (HST) image of Uranus as seen from Earth, with its rings seen nearly edge-on. Uranus is unique among the planets of the solar system in having a tilted rotation axis that is close to the main solar system plane in which most planets move. Uranus takes 84 years to orbit the Sun and so the rings are only observable on edge from Earth every 42 years. This image was taken in 2003.
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September 15th, 2018
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