US EditionUranus and Neptune are actually similar blues, 'true' color images reveal
- The Voyager 2 spacecraft's images of Neptune and Uranus have been reanalyzed, revealing that both planets are actually a similar shade of green-blue.
- The difference in color between the two planets was due to earlier images of Neptune being artificially enhanced to appear too blue.
- The color changes observed in Uranus during its orbit are caused by the varying abundance of methane in its atmosphere related to its poles' proximity to the sun.
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The images from the Voyager 2 spacecraft were heavily edited, giving Neptune its deep blue color. Wrongly, as it turns out.
Neptune isn't as blue as you think, and these new images of the planet prove it
A new treatment of images collected by Voyager 2 in the late 1980s using data from the Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the actual colors of the solar system's distant ice giants, Neptune and Uranus.
Los verdaderos colores de Urano y Neptuno revelados por Oxford
Se está desarrollando una increíble historia para Neptuno y Urano, los gigantes de hielo, que gracias a este estudio nos revelaron sus verdaderos colores. .stk-e8bb273{margin-bottom:0px !important}.stk-e8bb273 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:29px !important}@media screen and (max-width:1023px){.stk-e8bb273 .stk-block-heading__text{font-size:29px !important}}¿Qué reveló el estudio de la Universidad de Oxford? Este avance científico ha corregid…
Scientists crack 228-year-old mystery about the colour of Uranus and Neptune
A new research led by Professor Patrick Irwin from the University of Oxford and his team shows that the distinct bluish appearance of Neptune, compared to its planetary counterpart Uranus, is due to a layer of haze present in their atmospheres.
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