#PPOD: On June 25, 2023, NASA’s JWST turned to the famed ringed world Saturn for its first near-infrared observations of the planet.
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#PPOD: On June 25, 2023, NASA’s JWST turned to the famed ringed world Saturn for its first near-infrared observations of the planet. Saturn itself appears extremely dark at this infrared wavelength observed by the telescope, as methane gas absorbs almost all of the sunlight falling on the atmosphere. However, the icy rings remain relatively bright, resulting in Saturn's unusual appearance in the JWST image.
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#PPOD: On June 25, 2023, NASA’s JWST turned to the famed ringed world Saturn for its first near-infrared observations of the planet. Saturn itself appears extremely dark at this infrared wavelength observed by the telescope, as methane gas absorbs almost all of the sunlight falling on the atmosphere. However, the icy rings remain relatively bright, resulting in Saturn's unusual appearance in the JWST image.
#planetaryscience #space #science
Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, Matthew Tiscareno (SETI Institute), Matthew Hedman (University of Idaho), Maryame El Moutamid (Cornell University), Mark Showalter (SETI Institute), Leigh Fletcher (University of Leicester), Heidi Hammel (AURA); Processing: Joseph DePasquale (STScI)
Learn more: https://science.nasa.gov/blogs/webb/2023/06/30/saturns-rings-shine-in-webbs-observations-of-ringed-planet/
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