Picture Album: Bright Clouds on Uranus

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Bright Clouds on Uranus

About This Image

The false colors in this image indicate altitude. The green and blue regions show where the atmosphere is clear, allowing sunlight to penetrate deep into Uranus. In the yellow and gray regions, a haze or cloud layer is reflecting sunlight away. Orange and red colors indicate very high clouds, like cirrus clouds on Earth.

Credit: Erich Karkoschka (University of Arizona) and NASA
