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    Hubble Finds Bright Clouds on Uranus

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    Hubble Finds Bright Clouds on Uranus

    WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

    11.19.2009

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    NASA

    A recent Hubble Space Telescope (HST) view reveals Uranus surrounded by its 4 major rings and 10 of its 17 known satellites. This false color image was generated by Erich Karoschka using data taken with Hubble's Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer. The HST recently found about 20 clouds. The colors in the image indicate altitude. The green and blue regions show where the atmosphere is clear and can be penetrated by sunlight. In yellow and grey regions, the sunlight reflects from a higher haze or cloud layer. The orange and red colors indicate very high clouds, such as cirrus clouds on Earth.

    NASA Identifier: MSFC-0301099

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    Date Taken: 11.19.2009
    Date Posted: 10.19.2012 19:01
    Photo ID: 762594
    Resolution: 1536x1418
    Size: 51.1 KB
    Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US

    Web Views: 222
    Downloads: 33

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