SATURN’S HIGH-ALTITUDE WINDS GENERATE EXTRAORDINARY AURORAE, STUDY FINDS (IMAGE)

W. M. Keck Observatory

SATURN’S HIGH-ALTITUDE WINDS GENERATE EXTRAORDINARY AURORAE, STUDY FINDS

Caption

Infrared image of Saturn showing an aurora at its southern pole, captured by the Cassini spacecraft.

Credit

NASA, Cassini, VIMS Team, University of Arizona, University of Leicester, JPL, ASI

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