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NASA planetary scientist says Uranus upper atmosphere is likely cooler than Voyager 2 indicated — Nasa.gov

NASA planetary scientist says Uranus upper atmosphere is likely cooler than Voyager 2 indicated

William Saunders is a planetary scientist at NASA Langley Research Center and Analytical Mechanics Associates who studies the upper atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune. In his PhD work he used dozens of Earth-based measurements and concluded that the Voyager 2 1986 results showing an extremely hot thermosphere were likely flawed