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Showing posts with label Saturn's North Pole. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Saturn's North Pole. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

In the center of the vortex of Saturn's North Pole


What's going on at the north pole of Saturn? As a vortex of the cloud strange and complex.

Last week, the Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn photographed the center of this whirlwind with unprecedented detail.

These clouds are located in the center of the unusual hexagonal cloud system that surrounds Saturn's North Pole.