Saturn Sees Days Shorter Than Thought, Winds Like Jupiter -- Sort of
[/caption] A new estimate of Saturn’s rotation rate reveals days on the gas giant are five minutes shorter than previously believed — and that Saturn’s atmosphere has much in common with that of its planetary neighbor, Jupiter. The new results appear today in the journal Nature. (Image caption: Saturn as photographed by Cassini-Huygens. Credit: NASA) … Continue reading "Saturn Sees Days Shorter Than Thought, Winds Like Jupiter — Sort of"
Anne Minard