esahubble_opo0522c September 1st, 2005
Credit: NASA, ESA, E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona), and H.B. Hammel (Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado)
This image shows the planet Neptune with its colours enhanced. Astronomers used Hubbles assortment of filters to pinpoint high altitude clouds floating above the methane rich atmosphere.
Provider: Hubble Space Telescope | ESA
Image Source: https://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0522c/
Curator: ESA/Hubble, Garching bei München, Germany
Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
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