THE SOLAR SYSTEM
A storm on Saturn, from
Cassini, 6 February 2005. The
atmosphere is in constant
turmoil, with turbulence
occurring where two air
masses moving at different
speeds border one another. The southern hemisphere
from Cassini, 14 December- Note the wave-like
patterns in the cloud bands.
Saturn’s turbulent
atmosphere from Cassini,
23 January 2005. Two
vortices appear to be
interacting. The southern hemisphere
from Cassini, 6 December- The dark spot towards
the top of the image is a
storm. The dark band below
is a region of apparent
stability, contrasting with the
turbulence seen towards the
bottom of the image.
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