NASA scientists were able to gaze deeply into the planet's atmosphere painting a picture of a planet more dynamic than previously known.
abc.net.au/news/nasa-first-polar-cyclone-discovered-on-ice-giant-uranus/102397974It is a world wrapped in mystery — the seventh planet from the sun, Uranus, seen up close just once nearly four decades ago by a passing NASA probe and still warily guarding its secrets.
"While the general makeup of its atmosphere and interior are similar to Neptune — as far as we know — Uranus has some pretty unique features," NASA planetary scientist and lead author of the research published in journal Geophysical Research Letters, Alex Akins, said. "The atmospheric circulation and internal heat release appear weaker than Neptune, but there are still a range of dynamical features and storms that have been observed."Uranus, blue-green in colour due to the methane contained in an atmosphere comprised mostly of hydrogen and helium, is the third-largest planet in our solar system. It has a diameter of about 50,700 km and is big enough to fit 63 Earths inside it. Uranus orbits the sun at a distance of about 2.
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