This is an image of a volcanic cloud which goes from the troposphere to the stratosphere.
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Image from: National Geographic magazine
An Overview of Uranus' Atmospheric Structure
As on Earth, the atmosphere of Uranus consists of a troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, and thermosphere. The
troposphere is the region where the visible clouds are to be found. The
stratosphere, as on Earth, is a region where the atmosphere warms. Unlike the Earth however, where stratospheric warming is caused by the presence of ozone, the causes of the warming of the Uranian stratosphere are the hazes of methane to be found there. The
mesosphere of Uranus, as on other planets, is a static region, a region of balance between incoming and outgoing energy. The
thermosphere is the other region of the atmosphere where the atmosphere warms. The
ionosphere is the region of the atmosphere that is filled with charged particles. For a picture showing how the temperature changes in whole atmosphere, click
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