Title
The rings of Uranus. Creator: NASA.
Caption
The rings of Uranus. The 9 main rings of Uranus are visible here as horizontal lines. The fainter, pastel lines seen between the rings are artifacts of computer enhancement. Six narrow-angle images were used to extract colour information from the extremely dark and faint rings. The final image was made from three colour averages and represents an enhanced, false-colour view. The image shows that the brightest, or epsilon ring at top is neutral in colour, with the fainter 8 remaining rings showing slight colour differences between them.
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Space
Reference
HRM19F02_305
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60,8Mb (1,3Mb) / 17,5in x 13,5in / 5248 x 4052 (300dpi)