Saturn superstorm eight times the size of Earth

PASADENA, Calif. -- Scientists analyzing data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft now have the first-ever, up-close details of a Saturn storm that is eight times the surface area of Earth.

On Dec. 5, 2010, Cassini first detected the storm that has been raging ever since. It appears approximately 35 degrees north latitude of Saturn. Pictures from Cassini's imaging cameras show the storm wrapping around the entire planet covering approximately 2 billion square miles (4 billion square kilometers).

The storm is about 500 times larger than the biggest storm previously seen by Cassini during several months from 2009 to 2010. Scientists studied the sounds of the new storm's lightning strikes and analyzed images taken between December 2010 and February 2011. Data from Cassini's radio and plasma wave science instrument showed the lightning flash rate as much as 10 times more frequent than during other storms monitored since Cassini's arrival to Saturn in 2004.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2011-203

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[ShayVanDoom]

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[kiuhy8]

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[greywolf424]

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[kiuhy8]

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[MrMiner99]

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[kiuhy8]

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[RacerXGTO]

Something is ooozing out of Saturns surface and belched up into its gaseous atmosphere.

[greywolf424]

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[greywolf424]

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[tetekofa]

@MrGhostblood Yeah, you could be right, NASA says this "storm" is on the "northern hemisphere" in the description box. Wait, check that, the storm is on the southern hemisphere now per NASA watch?v=MTeOzMCbPuA&list=FLSet­Zz2ehVUHH0okMyqu4-A&index=158

[MrGhostblood]

It looks like something hit Saturn and kept going. This is no storm.