Uranus in Detail
![A paired picture of Uranus, the sharpest, most detailed picture of the distant planet to date, reveals a raft of new details about the planet's enigmatic atmosphere.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/UranusinDetail.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
December 14, 2012
Credit | Lawrence Sromovsky, Pat Fry, Heidi Hammel, Imke de Pater/University of Wisconsin-Madison |
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A paired picture of Uranus, the sharpest, most detailed picture of the distant planet to date, reveals a raft of new details about the planet's enigmatic atmosphere. The north pole of Uranus (to the right in the picture) is characterized by a swarm of storm-like convective features, and an unusual scalloped pattern of clouds encircles the planet's equator. The infrared image was taken using the Keck II telescope in Hawaii.