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Hubble's Uranus

This 2006 image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows bands and a new dark spot in Uranus' atmosphere.
Source: NASA/Space Telescope Science Institute
Published: December 11, 2009

This 2006 image taken by the Hubble Space Telescope shows bands and a new dark spot in Uranus' atmosphere.

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