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Saturn's hexagon-shaped jet stream spins and changes colors with the seasons
Saturn's hexagon-shaped jet stream spins and changes colors with the seasons
http://i.amz.mshcdn.com/5hR9D9TGCRrD...ed5d2b914f.jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-...8be198fb13.jpghttp://a.amz.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-...6a4ca77139.jpg Storms in space can take many forms.* From Jupiter's planet-sized cyclones to Earth's spinning hurricanes, our solar system is filled with raging tempests of all shapes and sizes.* But perhaps the most beautiful weather feature in the solar system is found on Saturn.* SEE ALSO: The Cassini spacecraft dove between Saturn and its rings: Here are the photos to prove it The ringed planet plays host to a photogenic, hexagon-shaped jet stream that circles a giant storm in the planet's **rth pole.* A new gif showing the movement of the **rth polar hexagon shows off the Cassini spacecraft's view of the rose-tinted jet stream on April 25. This was just before the probe made a dive between the 1,500-mile-wide gap between Saturn and its rings.* Read more... More about Space, Nasa, Science, Space Photos, and Cassinihttp://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Mashable/~4/yooNHzMkMhk |
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