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URANUS' ATMOSPHERE: LOTS OF CLOUDS

URANUS: CLOUDS IN 2003 Near infrared image of Uranus taken with AO on Keck II on 3-6 October 2003 at J (1.2 micron), H (1.6 micron) and K' (2.2 micron). Many cloud features are visible, and have been tracked to determine the wind profile in Uranus' atmosphere. (Hammel, H.B., I. de Pater, S. Gibbard, G.W. Lockwood, and K. Rages, 2004. Uranus in 2003: Zonal winds, banded structure, and discrete features. Icarus, 175, 534-545.

 

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