ALMA short wavelength image of Uranus

As a demonstration of ALMA's new short wavelength capabilities, the commissioning team released a new image of planet Uranus as it appears in submillimetre wavelength light. The image — obtained with ALMA's shortest wavelength, Band 10 receivers — reveals the icy glow from the planet's atmosphere, which can reach temperatures as low as -224 C (giving Uranus the coldest atmosphere in the Solar System). ALMA's now broader range of capabilities will enable astronomers and planetary scientists to study and monitor temperature changes at different altitudes above the clouds of Uranus and other giant planets in our Solar System.

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ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)

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Identificazione:ann14065b
Tipo:Osservazione
Data di pubblicazione:Mercoledì 10 Settembre 2014 18:00
Annunci al proposito:ann14065
Dimensione:2100 x 2100 px

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Nome:Uranus
Tipo:Solar System : Planet : Type : Gas Giant
Categoria:Solar System

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Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array