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Cloudy Giant [1]

Bands of high-altitude clouds decorate this image of the planet Neptune, which is shining at its best and brightest in mid-September. Extreme conditions inside the planet may forge a "rain" of solid diamonds. [ESO/P. Weilbacher (AIP)]

More Neptune at Opposition
Ground-based view of clouds on Neptune
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