Uranus Target Name:   Uranus Spacecraft:   Voyager 2 Produced by:   Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright:  © 2001 Calvin J. Hamilton Date Released:  4 August 2001 (Publisher Permission Request)

• Uranus

This view of Uranus was acquired by Voyager 2 on January 10, 1986. The blue-green appearance of its atmosphere results from methane and high-altitude photochemical smog. This gas absorbs red wavelengths from the incoming sunlight, leaving the predominant bluish color seen here. Towards the bottom of the image a few clouds can be seen. This image is one of the few Voyager pictures that shows this type of cloud.

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