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Studying Saturn's Super Storm
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| Topic: Saturn |
10/29/12 |
| The Cassini spacecraft and two ground-based telescopes have provided the first look at the aftermath of Saturn’s ‘Great Springtime Storm’ |
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Saturn's Jet Streams
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| Topic: Saturn |
06/27/12 |
| A new study is providing insight into the mechanism behind wavy structures in Saturn's atmosphere. It appears that these turbulent jet streams are powered by heat from within the planet. |
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Cassini Chronicles Saturn's Storm
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| Topic: Saturn |
11/21/11 |
| New data from Cassini chronicles the birth and evolution of a colossal storm that ravaged the northern face of Saturn for nearly a year. |
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Saturn Super Storm
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| Topic: Saturn |
07/09/11 |
| Cassini has spotted the largest Super Storm yet seen on Saturn. |
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Tuning In to Saturn's Weird Radio
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| Topic: Saturn |
03/25/11 |
| Cassini has observed strange variations in radio waves controlled by Saturn's rotation. The findings change current assumptions about radio emissions from gas giants. Studying Saturn and its environment is important in determining the types of planets that exist in the Universe and the potential for life on the moons of gas giants. |
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The Magical Mystery Tour
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| Topic: Saturn |
05/03/10 |
| Cassini, the first spacecraft to orbit Saturn, has revealed intricate details of the gas giant planet and its moons -- but many mysteries remain. |
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Cassini Saturnalia
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| Topic: Saturn |
04/26/10 |
| Six years ago, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft began orbiting Saturn. Scientists are celebrating the data and detailed images the mission has provided of the planet, its famous rings, and its many moons. |
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Cassini to Continue
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| Topic: Saturn |
04/18/08 |
| NASA is extending the Cassini-Huygens mission by two years. The mission has provided exciting and unexpected findings from locations like Titan and Enceladus, and will now continue is important observations of Saturn and the planet's unique moons. |
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Studying Saturn's Ecology
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| Topic: Saturn |
02/23/08 |
| With data from Cassini, scientists are beginning to understand the interactions between Saturn´s many dynamic moons. The environment of Saturn´s moons is important in determining whether or not some of them could be abodes for life, and how transport of material between the moons affects the development of important organic molecules. |
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Iapetus Spun Fast, Froze Young
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| Topic: Saturn |
07/19/07 |
| Scientists have found that Saturn's moon Iapetus is a well-preserved relic from the early Solar System. Studying the moon could yield important clues about the history of the outer Solar System. |
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