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Uranus and Neptune are actually similar blues, 'true' color images reveal

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New analysis of Voyager 2's images show Neptune and Uranus are similar shades of blue.

Uranus is slightly whiter than Neptune , but Neptune appears greener during its solstices.

The color comes from a layer of methane in the planets' atmospheres, which absorbs red light from the sun.

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formal

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English

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60

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medium-lived