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20 Years of Uranus Observations

Caption The image columns show the change of Uranus for the four years that STIS observed Uranus across a 20-year period. Over that span of time, the researchers watched the seasons of Uranus as the south polar region darkened going into winter shadow while the north polar region...

Date
Mar 31, 2025
Mission
Hubble Space Telescope
Archive ID
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The image columns show the change of Uranus for the four years that STIS observed Uranus across a 20-year period. Over that span of time, the researchers watched the seasons of Uranus as the south polar region darkened going into winter shadow while the north polar region brightened as northern summer approaches.

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NASA, ESA, Erich Karkoschka (LPL)

Keywords

  • Uranus
  • Planets
  • Solar System
  • Planetary Atmospheres/Weather

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