The infrared camera of the Hubble Space Telescope was able to see through the haze layers of the atmosphere of Uranus to show
A) a system of Jupiterlike bands and zones above which are giant and constantly changing methane clouds.
B) a deeper but somewhat structured haze layer consisting of methane and ethane gases.
C) light zones and dark reddish belts circling the planet parallel to the equator, interspersed with dark spots and light ovals.
D) volcanoes on the planet's surface spewing out vast quantities of sulfurous gases into the atmosphere.

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BCThe infrared camera of the Hubble Space Telescope revealed a system of Jupiter-like bands and zones with changing methane clouds (A), a deeper structured haze layer of methane and ethane gases (B), and light zones with dark reddish belts circling Uranus parallel to the equator, including dark spots and light ovals (C). It did not reveal volcanoes spewing sulfurous gases, as Uranus is a gas giant without a solid surface where such volcanoes could exist (D).

The Infrared Camera of the Hubble Space Telescope Was Able