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| Saturn's Perfect Storms |
| Topic: Saturn |
10/09/04 |
| To see a hurricane grow on Earth, one's best view is from orbit. But on the windiest planet in the solar system, Saturnian clouds can gather to sizes greater than our tiny blue planet. |
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| Spectrum of Stormy Saturn |
| Topic: Saturn |
08/20/04 |
| Seeing Saturn in different wavelengths gives mission scientists a new and stormy picture of weather on the gas giant. While the view in ultraviolet highlights the stratosphere, the view in infrared shows swirling patterns from rotating cloud bands. |
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| Oxygen in Saturn's E Ring |
| Topic: Saturn |
07/03/04 |
| While en route to Saturn, Cassini detected a sudden, massive buildup of oxygen in the planet's E ring. Where did all that oxygen come from? No-one knows for sure. But now that Cassini's gotten a little closer to the ringed world, scientists are hopeful that they'll be able to find an answer. |
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| Close-up Look at Saturn's Rings |
| Topic: Saturn |
07/01/04 |
| Cassini has sent back its first close-up images of Saturn's rings, and mission scientists are already busy re-evaluating old theories - and struggling to come up with some new ones. The images confirm that Saturn's rings are endlessly complex and dynamic, truly one of the natural wonders of the solar system. |
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| World Reacts to Ringworld's Camera |
| Topic: Saturn |
07/01/04 |
| Cassini transmitted its first closeup views of the mysterious Saturnian rings after its successful orbital insertion on June 30th. Planetary watchers hope to resolve a two decade old debate on how the rings form both circular and radial bands (or 'spokes') at the same time. |
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