Hubble Makes Movie of Neptune's Dynamic Atmosphere

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FOR RELEASE: September 1, 2005

PHOTO NO.: STScI-PRC05-22

HUBBLE MAKES MOVIE OF NEPTUNE'S DYNAMIC ATMOSPHERE

New NASA Hubble Space Telescope images of the distant planet Neptune
show a dynamic atmosphere and capture the fleeting orbits of its
satellites. The images have been assembled into a time-lapse movie
revealing the orbital motion of the satellites.

Science Credit: NASA, ESA, E. Karkoschka (University of Arizona), and
H.B. Hammel (Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado)


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Lori Stiles, University Communications, University of Arizona, Tucson,
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