Uranus colour Composite: Full-Size Image

esahubble_opo0329b September 25th, 2003

Credit: NASA/ESA, M. Showalter (Stanford University/NASA/ESA Ames Research Center), J. Lissauer (NASA/ESA Ames Research Center)

Astronomers think there may be small, undetected moons orbiting close to Uranus. The structure of Uranus's system of 10 rings suggests that more than the 13 known inner moons are needed to keep the rings in place.

Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA

Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0329b/

Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

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Image Type: Observation
Object Name: Uranus
Subject - Solar System: Planet

Color Mapping

Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
Hubble (ACS)	Infrared (I)	814.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (V)	606.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Optical (B)	475.0 nm
Hubble (ACS)	Ultraviolet (U)	330.0 nm

ID: opo0329b
Subject Category: A.1
Subject Name: Uranus
Credits: NASA/ESA, M. Showalter (Stanford University/NASA/ESA Ames Research Center), J. Lissauer (NASA/ESA Ames Research Center)

Release Date: 2003-09-25T17:00:00
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Reference Url: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0329b/

Type: Observation
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Facility: Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope, Hubble Space Telescope
Instrument: ACS, ACS, ACS, ACS
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Band: Infrared, Optical, Optical, Ultraviolet
Bandpass: I, V, B, U
Central Wavelength: 814, 606, 475, 330

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Creator (Curator): ESA/Hubble
URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/
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Address: Karl-Schwarzschild-Strasse 2
City: Garching bei München
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Postal Code: D-85748
Country: Germany
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Publisher: ESA/Hubble
Publisher ID: esahubble
Resource ID: opo0329b

Resource URL: http://www.spacetelescope.org/static/archives/images/original/opo0329b.tif
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Metadata Date: 2003-12-09T17:30:55+01:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...

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