Hurricane on Saturn



powerful hurricane in the history of the solar system raged on Saturn. Impressive images of this cosmic phenomenon managed to make the spacecraft Cassini-Huygens mission. This hurricane, a diameter of about 300 km, covering the north pole of Saturn is equal to half the area of ​​Australia. Scientists say that it started a few years ago. The main difference between a hurricane on Saturn from Earth - the huge size and very high speed of rotation. Diameter - about 2 000 km. On Saturn, the wind speed in the "eyes" of more than 500 km per hour. Spring at the north pole of Saturn on April 29, 2013. (Photo: NASA | JPL-Caltech | SSI): 67,179,084

But there are similarities with the earth element: for example, in this storm on Saturn too is the center of the vortex, where serene and quiet, April 29, 2013. (Photo: NASA | JPL-Caltech | SSI): 63,300,148

Saturn generally strong winds blow, machines registered air speed of 500 m / s. And it looks like the aurora over the north pole of Saturn. Shine colored blue, while lying at the bottom of the clouds - in red:

Saturn - one of the five planets in the solar system, easily visible with the naked eye from Earth. "Lord of the Rings":

Video of the hurricane on Saturn and the place where he is:

The most powerful hurricane on Saturn resembles a huge rose surrounded by green leaves. However, it pseudocolor image, April 29, 2013. (Photo: NASA | JPL-Caltech | SSI): 69,245,650

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