Cassini Imaging Science: Initial Results on Saturn's Atmosphere
@article{Porco2005CassiniIS, title={Cassini Imaging Science: Initial Results on Saturn's Atmosphere}, author={C. Porco and E. Baker and J. Barbara and K. Beurle and A. Brahic and J. Burns and S. Charnoz and N. Cooper and D. Dawson and A. D. Del Genio and T. Denk and L. Dones and U. Dyudina and M. W. Evans and B. Giese and K. Grazier and P. Helfenstein and A. Ingersoll and R. Jacobson and T. Johnson and A. Mcewen and C. Murray and G. Neukum and W. Owen and J. Perry and T. Roatsch and J. Spitale and S. Squyres and P. Thomas and M. Tiscare{\~n}o and E. Turtle and A. Vasavada and J. Veverka and R. Wagner and R. West}, journal={Science}, year={2005}, volume={307}, pages={1243 - 1247} }
The Cassini Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) began observing Saturn in early February 2004. From analysis of cloud motions through early October 2004, we report vertical wind shear in Saturn's equatorial jet and a maximum wind speed of ∼375 meters per second, a value that differs from both Hubble Space Telescope and Voyager values. We also report a particularly active narrow southern mid-latitude region in which dark ovals are observed both to merge with each other and to arise from the… Expand
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