October 14, 2008
The World's Biggest Cap Screw?

It seems Saturn has massive storms on both its poles:

New images from NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal a giant cyclone at Saturn's north pole, and show that a similarly monstrous cyclone churning at Saturn's south pole is powered by Earth-like storm patterns.

I wonder just what the conditions are like inside the eye of a storm big enough to cover the pole of a gas giant? Maybe, unlike Jupiter or Venus, this could be a place we could live without a pressure suit? Probably be pretty cold though...

Posted by scott at October 14, 2008 12:07 PM

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That is a truly amazing piece of information.

Posted by: Pat J. on October 14, 2008 04:41 PM
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