Friday, May 17, 2013

APOD 4.3

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Planets other than Earth do have very vicious storms and now astronomers have a recorded one from Saturn. It started in late 2012 and it still lives in part. It is amazing that a storm was able to live this long and it is the longest recorded storm in the solar system. It was seen up close from some of the satillites that could get close enough to take high resolution pictures and videos of the amazing storm. There are several vibrant colors on Saturn and the notorious rings leave shadows on the planet. The picture is partially distorted but it still shows the planet and what has been going on in the atmosphere.

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