Uranus - Planet seventh in order from the sun. In
Greek mythology, god of the sky, mate of the goddess of the
Earth, and father of the Titans.
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- Hubble
Watches Uranus Hubble Tracks Clouds On Uranus Taking
its first peek at Uranus, NASA Hubble Space Telescope's Near
Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS) has detected
six distinct clouds in images taken July 28,1997. Images and
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- Huge
Storm hits Uranus Mar. 29, 1999: If springtime
on Earth were anything like it will be on Uranus, we would be
experiencing waves of massive storms, each one covering the
country from Kansas to New York, with temperatures of 300 degrees
below zero.
- The
Uranian Rings The Uranian ring system was discovered
in 1977 during observations of a stellar occultation by the
planet. The star was observed to blink out briefly five times
before the planet and again five times afterward, indicating
that the planet was encircled by five narrow rings. Subsequent
Earth-based observations indicated that there were actually
nine major rings.
- Uranus
This site contains detailed information about the greenish colored
Uranus. It also contains images scientific data on the panet
and its rings.
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Voyager Home Page Our Mission to this planet and what we
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