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Uranus - New images and info. about its rings. (Fascinating)

Hello,
A fascinating article about the planet Uranus.
"As summer draws to a close in the southern hemisphere of Uranus, storm clouds are brewing in the upper atmosphere, northern hemisphere winds are gusting to 250 miles per hour, and the planet's rings are getting brighter every day….The beginning of autumn in the planet's southern hemisphere and the arrival of spring in the north is a sight never before seen with high-resolution telescopes like the Keck, since it occurs only once every 84 Earth years as the planet trundles around the Sun. As the 2007 equinox draws closer, churning activity is starting at high altitudes in the southern hemisphere... The team also found that the nine main rings of Uranus consist of a single layer of particles, a so-called monolayer, never before seen in other rings."
Some sweet new images

http://www.news.wisc.edu/newsphotos/images/uranus_comp4Adcc04.jpg

Enjoy, Vince

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