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A partial view of Saturn's north pole, 2016. Saturn's hexagon is a persistent approximately hexagonal cloud pattern around the north pole of the planet Saturn, located at about 78°N.
The bright orange feature near the center in the top-right of the image is the Dragon Storm. The Dragon Storm is a giant thunderstorm located in Saturn's southern hemisphere, which is labeled as the "storm alley" region. The storm could have a range of 2,000 miles (3,200 km) or more, and can be compared to the electric thunderstorms of Earth.
Saturn is named after the Roman god of wealth and agriculture, who was the father of the god Jupiter.Its astronomical symbol has been traced back to the Greek Oxyrhynchus Papyri, where it can be seen to be a Greek kappa-rho ligature with a horizontal stroke, as an abbreviation for Κρονος (), the Greek name for the planet (). [35]
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The storm head of the 2010 GWS was probably made up by 55% ammonia, 22% water ice and 23% ammonium hydrosulfide. The water ice is delivered by powerful convections originating from about 200 km deep in Saturn's atmosphere. [14] The 2010 GWS also had an increased level of lightning.
So maybe it’s best we leave Saturn exploration to uncrewed probes after all. In 2017, NASA’s Cassini probe sent us our closest view of Saturn to date. If you wanted to take a closer look at ...
Saturn's Great White Spot, imaged by NASA's Cassini Spacecraft in 2011 False color image of the Dragon Storm, imaged by Cassini. Every Saturn year, about 28 Earth years, Saturn has massive planet-circling storms, called Great White Spots. The Great White Spots are short-lived but can impact the atmosphere and temperature of the planet for up to ...
NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which explored Saturn and its icy moons, including the majestic Titan, ended its mission with a death plunge into the giant ringed planet in 2017. Cassini's radar ...