Cassini Spacecraft Reveals Unprecedented Saturn Storm [1]
Scientific American - John Matson, 1/17/13
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A true-color image captured by Cassini in February 2011 shows the head of the storm overtaking the fainter, turbulent tail. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
Just as regions of our planet have monsoon season, or tornado season, so too does Saturn have its own stormy season [3].
Once every Saturn year or so—which corresponds to roughly 30 Earth years—a giant, churning storm works its way through the clouds [4] of Saturn’s northern hemisphere, sometimes encircling the entire planet like a belt. Lasting a few dozen days or more, these storms have been documented as far back as 1876.
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