Saturn, with its attention-grabbing rings and watercolor-like striped and swirled surface, is deemed by many to be one of the more stunning planets in our solar system.
NASA recently shared an image of the orb and explained what makes the planet so photogenic.
According to the agency, “Each latitudinal band represents air flowing at different speeds, and clouds at different heights, compared to neighboring bands. Where they meet and flow past each other, the bands’ interactions produce many eddies and swirls.”
Also noted is that the dark dot appearing near Saturn’s north pole is likely the eye of a storm with hurricane-level strength.
The image was taken by Cassini’s wide-angle camera on September 5th.
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