Hazy Layers on Uranus

Hubble Space Telescope has peered deep into Uranus' atmosphere to see clear and hazy layers created by a mixture of gases. Using infrared filters, Hubble captured detailed features of three layers of Uranus' atmosphere.

Credit:

Erich Karkoschka (University of Arizona Lunar & Planetary Lab)and NASA/ESA

About the Image

NASA press release
Id:opo9615a
Type:Observation
Release date:24 April 1996, 06:00
Size:450 x 293 px

About the Object

Name:Uranus
Type:Solar System : Planet : Feature : Atmosphere
Category:Solar System

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Colours & filters

BandTelescope
Infrared
Near-IR
Hubble Space Telescope
WFPC2

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