An Infrared View of Saturn
March 21, 2003
In honor of NASA Hubble Space Telescope's eighth anniversary, we have gift wrapped Saturn in vivid colors. Actually, this image is courtesy of the new Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer (NICMOS), which has taken its first peek at Saturn. The false-color image - taken Jan. 4, 1998 - shows the planet's reflected infrared light. This view provides detailed information on the clouds and hazes in Saturn's atmosphere.
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Technology Internet, Near Infrared Camera and Multi-Object Spectrometer, Saturn, Hubble Space Telescope, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Calnic C, False-color, HD 141569, Infrared
