upper atmosphere

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For the first time, astronomers have charted the vertical structure of Uranus's upper atmosphere, revealing how temperature and electrically charged particles change with altitude across the planet.

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The data also show that the planet's upper atmosphere has continued to cool over the past thirty years.

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The new measurements confirm that Uranus's upper atmosphere continues to cool, a pattern first identified in the early 1990s.

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"This is the first time we've been able to see Uranus's upper atmosphere in three dimensions," said Paola.

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Similar darker regions have been observed on Jupiter, where the shape of the magnetic field guides the motion of charged particles through the upper atmosphere.

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