 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| . |  |
. |
Strange Shape In Saturns Cloudtops
Pasadena CA (SPX) Apr 11, 2006 Cassini's latest close pass by the ringed planet shows a bright, somewhat distorted feature in Saturn's southern hemisphere. Mission scientists at Jet Propulsion Laboratory think the feature might be a transient eddy that formed and then collided with an obstacle, such as a vortex, in a zone of wind shear between two opposing east-west flowing jets. It also could be simply a place where two jets are interacting. The spacecraft captured the image in polarized green light with its narrow-angle camera on March 7, at a distance of approximately 2.9 million kilometers (1.8 million miles) from Saturn. The image scale is 17 kilometers (10 miles) per pixel. Related Links Cassini Cassini Images JPL
Saturn A-Ring Full Of Debris
Boulder CO (SPX) Apr 07, 2006New data on Saturn's ring system from the Cassini spacecraft indicate the planet's prominent A-ring contains more debris than once thought. |
|
|
| The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2006 - SpaceDaily.AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA PortalReports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additionalcopyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any Web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy Statement |
