European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes monday december 30, 1985 signs of weather seen in uranus photos . Calif. A a camera aboard the to Yapur 2 spacecraft has photographed the first hints of a weather pattern on uranus and scientists say they might be seeing an icy fog Over the planet s South pole. It is the first time we have seen any detail in the atmosphere from our voyager images said Miner Deputy project scientist at the National aeronautics and space administration s Jet propulsion lab oratory. Voyager 2 was launched in 1977. Explored Jupiter in 1979 and Saturn in 1981, and will have its closest encounter with uranus on Jan. 24, when it Flics within about 50,000 Miles of he solar system s Plant. On sunday. Voyager 2 was 1.84 billion Miles from Earth and 20.7 million Miles from uranus As it sped to Ward that planet at 40,000 Mph project manager Dick laser said. One of the probe s two telephoto television cameras photographed the apparent weather pattern in the Urani an atmosphere in late november. Since then scientists have privately debated whether the pattern really exists or is simply a product of extreme computer processing and photo enhancement. The pattern appears As a dark area around inc planet s South pole which is facing the Sun because unlike Earth and most other planets uranus lies on its Side. Encircling the dark Polar area is a distinct i wish Circle which is surrounded by a whitish area. Miner said. Miner said the dark and Gray areas May be caused because a Hac High in the atmosphere above the South pole reflects much ics1 Light than the underlying pases in the planet s atmosphere. The Haze would probably be ice particles High in the atmosphere he said. It would be like a Miner said that in the Early 1970s, computer enhanced images of uranus made by telescopes on Earth showed hints of a Blotchy pattern in the planet s atmosphere but the pattern was different than that observed by Voy Ager 2. Voyager 2 first detected faint hints of the outermost or Epsilon. Ring in october. So far. Voyager has failed to detect any convincing signs of the three innermost rings. Miner said. All of the five known uranian Moons have also been photo graphed by voyager 2, although la scr and Miner said they expect additional Moons will be discovered by the probe. Uranus a gaseous planet 32,000 Miles in diameter is 64 times larger than Earth but Only 14"2 times As heavy. In Uncan Hancck photographs taken by voyager 2. The planet still looks like a bluish Tennis Ball without any visible details. After its encounter with uranus voyager 2 win continue toward an in Counci with Neptune in August 1989. Its twin voyager i also explored Jupiter and Saturn but it is Soring into unexplored space above inc plane of the planets. Soviets committed to defending Syria Kuwait a a senior soviet offi Cial said Syria would not be left alone in the event of an israeli attack a newspaper reported sunday. I want to remind you that the soviet Union is committed to the spirit of the treaty of Friendship and cooperation with said Karim Bruins Deputy director of the foreign relations department of the communist party s Central committee. He told he newspaper Al Walan in an interview in Kuwait that Syria will not be left alone in the face of any israeli Aggras Bruins said that the escalation by Tel Aviv leaders at this stage and with the help of Israel s backers is based on the israeli strategy which is aimed at heightening ten Sion in the Middle he contended that Israel and its support ers have been trying to pressure Syria into abandoning its rejection of separate peace arrangements Between Arab Powers and the jewish state. Bruins claimed that Israel wanted to Block the projected visit of Jordan s King . Oil company seized in Peru Ponce stand Purd outside the pm head quarters of the Beko Petroleum corp., in Una after the gown Nurt nationalized the new York based Petroleum firm s operations Friday. The government said be company had refused to accept new conditions for spending its profits on exploration and production. Hussein to Damascus and explode inc lebanese situation responding to a question Bruins categorically denied what he described As Western reports about an Accord Between soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev and presi Dent Reagan to accelerate the emigration of soviet jews to Israel. These arc vile rumours aimed at disrupt ing soviet Arab tics he said. Bruins was in Kuwait Al the invitation of Al Watan. Airlines cancel flights from Athens As strike continues Athens Greece a foreign air lines cancelled More flights out of Athens International Airport sunday As a strike by More than 1,600 Airport workers entered it third Day. An Airport spokeswoman said at least 17 of 45 scheduled flights had been called off. She said Swissair and Lufthansa which use ground staff members provided by olympic airways the greek National car Rier were flying olympic and East european airlines were not affected by the strike which is expected to end tuesday afternoon the spokeswoman who asked not to be named said. Greeks working for foreign airlines Are demanding extra benefits More overtime pay and salary increases they claim Are provided for in this year s collective wage agreement with the airlines. A statement issued by the foreign air lines association Here said the strike was unjustified because a government imposed wage freeze last october barred any nutcases. But the airline workers said they should be exempted from the wage freeze. News update Hijacker sentenced Athens Greece up a Tehran Iran court sentenced a South yemeni to 12 years in prison for hijacking a saudi arabian trip tar to Tehran last year the islamic Republic news Agency said. The court found Saced Saleh my Soud guilty of disturbing the Security i an aircraft in flight and terror ii ing the passengers aboard the Sudi plane when he hijacked it in route from London to Riyadh in november 1984. The court acquitted a second South yemeni Mahmoud Almas of charges that he had acted As an accomplice. Rajneesha May move Rajnes Puram Ore. A Bhagwan Shorce Rajneesha who fled the United Stales for India in november is planning to move on to South America the Portland or go Nian reported in Friday s editions. The guru is considering proposals from two Puih american countries that Are willing to take him and by followers the newspaper said. The newspaper quoted a Ananda Sarita a spokeswoman who has remained Al the guru s defunct com Mune in the Central Oregon desert As saying rain Cich would announce his decision in mid january. Chileans brazilians and Argen lians Are among inc guru s Follower Sarita said. Rajneesha left the United states on nov. 14 to return to India with a handful of followers after he pleaded guilty to two Federal immigration fraud violations in Portland and paid a $400,000 Fine. He has been living in a resort in the Himalayan Foothills since his return. 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