Cassini Spacecraft Tracks Raging Saturn Storm

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An enhanced color view of a storm on Saturn. The larger view includes a view showing Saturn in colors that approximate what the human eye would see. Image credit: NASAJPLSpace Science Institute
An enhanced color view of a storm on Saturn. The larger view includes a view showing Saturn in colors that approximate what the human eye would see. Image credit: NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute

As a powerful electrical storm rages on Saturn with lightning bolts 10,000 times more powerful than those found on Earth, the Cassini spacecraft continues its five-month watch over the dramatic events.


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