The seventh planet boasts 13 known rings and a unique polar cap.
This wider view of the Uranian system with JWST’s NIRCam instrument features the planet Uranus as well as six of its 27 known moons . A handful of background objects, including many galaxies, are also seen.
ScI IMAGE PROCESSING: Joseph DePasquale .. Many of the moons are too small and faint to be seen in this image, but six can be seen in the wide-view. Uranus is categorized as an ice giant due to the chemical make-up of its interior. The majority of Uranus’ mass is believed to be a hot, dense, fluid of water, methane, and ammonia above a small and rocky core.
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