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Saturn in Infrared from Cassini
Explanation: Many details of Saturn appear clearly in infrared light. Bands of clouds show great structure, including long
stretching storms. Also quite striking in
infrared is the unusual
hexagonal cloud pattern surrounding
Saturn's North Pole. Each side of the dark
hexagon spans roughly the width of our Earth.
The hexagon's existence was not predicted, and its origin and likely stability remains a
topic of research. Saturn's famous
rings circle the planet and
cast shadows below the
equator. The featured image was taken by the robotic
Cassini spacecraft in 2014 in several infrared colors. In 2017 September, the
Cassini mission was brought to a dramatic conclusion when the spacecraft was
directed to dive into ringed giant.
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