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Saturn's Massive Northern Hurricane
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
The spinning vortex of Saturn's north polar storm resembles a deep red rose surrounded by green foliage in this false-color image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The storm's eye is about 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) across with cloud speeds as fast as 330 mph (530 kph).
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Saturn's North Pole
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
The north pole of Saturn, in the fresh light of spring, is revealed in this color image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
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Saturn's North Pole in Psychedelic Color
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
This spectacular false-color image from NASA's Cassini mission highlights the storms at Saturn's north pole.
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Spectacular Saturn Storm Photo: Cassini
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
This spectacular photo of a polar storm on Saturn was taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Nov. 27, 2012. It is a raw and unprocessed image.
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Saturn Vortex Storm Close-Up: Cassini
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
This spectacular photo of a polar storm on Saturn was taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on Nov. 27, 2012. It is a raw and unprocessed image.
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Saturn Hexagon Vortex Storm (Wide View)
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
Saturn's mysterious northern vortex, a vast hexagon-shaped storm, dominates this photo taken Nov. 27, 2012, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. This image is a raw and unprocessed view.
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Giant Vortex on Saturn: Cassini Photo
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI
Saturn's mysterious northern vortex, a vast hexagon-shaped storm, dominates this photo taken Nov. 27, 2012, by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. This image is a raw and unprocessed view.
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Bizarre Hexagon Spotted on Saturn
Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
A bizarre six-sided feature encircling the north pole of Saturn near 78 degrees north latitude has been spied by the visual and infrared mapping spectrometer on NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
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The hexagon of Saturn
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
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Saturn Vortex
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
This detailed Cassini view of the monstrous vortex at Saturn's south pole provides valuable insight about the mechanisms that power the planet's atmosphere. This view, taken on July, 14, 2008, is 10 times more detailed than any previous image of the polar vortex.
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Saturn Storm Has Hurricane-Like Features
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Cassini stares deep into the swirling hurricane-like vortex at Saturn's south pole, where the vertical structure of the clouds is highlighted by shadows. Such a storm, with a well-developed eye ringed by towering clouds, is a phenomenon never before seen on another planet.
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Saturn Vortex
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
This detailed Cassini view of the monstrous vortex at Saturn's south pole provides valuable insight about the mechanisms that power the planet's atmosphere. This view, taken on July, 14, 2008, is 10 times more detailed than any previous image of the polar vortex.
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Saturn Storm Has Hurricane-Like Features
Credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute
Cassini stares deep into the swirling hurricane-like vortex at Saturn's south pole, where the vertical structure of the clouds is highlighted by shadows. Such a storm, with a well-developed eye ringed by towering clouds, is a phenomenon never before seen on another planet.
