
Space / 1996-01-31
Umbriel at Closest Approach
Umbriel at Closest Approach
NASA's image library records Umbriel at Closest Approach.
The southern hemisphere of Umbriel displays heavy cratering in this NASA Voyager 2 image, taken Jan. 24, 1986. This frame is the most detailed image of Umbriel, the darkest of Uranus larger moons. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00040