A hexagon in Saturn’s northern stratosphere surrounding the emerging summertime polar vortex

A hexagon in Saturn’s northern stratosphere surrounding the emerging summertime polar vortex

The Cassini spacecraft has provided an unprecedented characterisation of seasonal changes on Saturn. Here the authors describe the development of a warm polar vortex in Saturn’s northern summer, and show that the hexagon extends hundreds of kilometres from the troposphere into the stratosphere.

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Main Authors: L. N. Fletcher, G. S. Orton, J. A. Sinclair, S. Guerlet, P. L. Read, A. Antuñano, R. K. Achterberg, F. M. Flasar, P. G. J. Irwin, G. L. Bjoraker, J. Hurley, B. E. Hesman, M. Segura, N. Gorius, A. Mamoutkine, S. B. Calcutt
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Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5e283f331aed4506856d72de9a1e40d0
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