Unusual features in the interior of Uranus

[mochisushi]

[QUOTE]"All previous observations of the giant planets indicated that these planets rotate in a regular way, meaning the rotational rates in their respective southern and northern latitudes are about the same," Karkoschka said. "My analysis suggests rotational rates in the high latitudes of Uranus are highly asymmetrical, with some southern latitudes possibly rotating as much as 15 percent faster than their northern counterparts."[/QUOTE]

[QUOTE]"The unusual rotation of high southern latitudes of Uranus is [B]probably due to an unusual feature in the interior of Uranus[/B]," he said. "While the nature of the feature and its interaction with the atmosphere are not yet known, the fact that I found this unusual rotation offers new possibilities to learn about the interior of a giant planet."
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[URL="http://phys.org/news/2014-11-clues-revealed-hidden-interior-uranus.html"]Source[/URL]

[Cyril Connolly]

I didn't realize that the reporting on Kim Kardashian was this in depth.

[Riller]

[QUOTE]University of Arizona astronomer Erich Karkoschka has teased out hidden features in Uranus[/QUOTE]

Teheheh.

[editline]14th November 2014[/editline]

[QUOTE]It seemed that the southern half of Uranus southern hemisphere was destined to stay a bland spot in the solar system—[B]a region of unknown winds [/B]for decades to come.[/QUOTE]
Okay, this almost gotta be intentional.

[lektro]

it's probably impossible to do research about uranus without a smile

[hamsterjuice]

they should rename it
urectum

[Dark RaveN]

Lets go and probe uranus then

[Paraprose]

[QUOTE=Hamsterjuice;46486868]they should rename it
urectum[/QUOTE]

uwrecked'em

[Axsisel]

I can imagine a future where every planet of the solar system has been colonised to some degree except Uranus, because nobody wants to be remembered as the First Human on Uranus.

[DrAkcel]

[QUOTE=Akuma_lektro;46486863]it's probably impossible to do research about uranus without a smile[/QUOTE]

"So, John, what do you do for a living?"
"Researching Uranus"
*awkward silence*

[pr00ch]

[QUOTE=Dark RaveN;46486870]Lets go and probe uranus then[/QUOTE]

I've been probing uranus all night.

[Depe]

Anus joke

[Gmod4ever]

The scientists involved have recently published a video on their findings.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbGkvwEqqzE[/media]

[Dark RaveN]

[QUOTE=proch;46487154]I've been probing uranus all night.[/QUOTE]

for 3 days?