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The Swirling Storms of Saturn
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[z]Barbara Harris
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11.10.2005 00:00
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The Swirling Storms of Saturn
Explanation:
Storms larger than hurricanes continually dot the upper atmosphere of the planet Saturn.
A view of many
storms
occurring simultaneously was
captured in July by the robot
Cassini spacecraft
now orbiting
Saturn
.
An
image of unusually high detail
was made possible at that time when
Cassini isolated a very specific color of
polarized
infrared
light.
The numerous white and dark spots visible above are the swirling
storm systems
.
On Saturn, storms like these typically last for months and have even been
seen merging
.
Bands of clouds
that circle the entire planet are also clearly visible.
Saturn's complex and majestic
ring system
is seen both in the foreground and the background.
The
above image
has been digitally shortened along the vertical.
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