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Neptune in Rotation
The movie, made from a series of Hubble observations over nine consecutive orbits, allows astronomers to track cloud motion on the planet.
- Release DateOctober 24, 1996
- Science ReleaseHubble Makes Movie of Neptune’s Rotation and Weather
- CreditWalter Feimer/STScI
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