Hot cyclones churn at both ends of Saturn

Despite more than a decade of winter darkness, Saturn's north pole is home to an unexpected hot-spot, remarkably similar to the one at the planet's sunny south pole. Now, the first detailed views of the gas giant's high latitudes from the Cassini spacecraft reveal a matched set of hot cyclonic vortices, one at each pole.
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Link: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Cassini-Huygens/SEMY1EPR4CF_0.html

Time: 3. Jan. 2008

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