Thursday, March 24, 2011

APOD 3.8

This picture shows the planet Saturn. The northern hemisphere is ringed with a hazy green band that is, in fact, a storm. Affectionately known as the Serpent Storm, it originated in late 2010, and now goes around the entire planet. Gas giants are plagued by storms, spawned from the hundreds of miles of volatile gasses and huge amounts of pressure.

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