Monday, April 29, 2013

Hmm: If one degree of warming allegedly causes much more powerful hurricanes, can someone please explain this years-long 330-mph hurricane on Saturn, where the average temperature is believed to be -288 F?

Monster hurricane watch at Saturn's North Pole
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured stunning views of a monster hurricane at Saturn's North Pole.

The eye of the cyclone is an enormous 1,250 miles across. That's 20 times larger than the typical eye of a hurricane here on Earth. And it's spinning super-fast. Clouds at the outer edge of the storm are whipping around at 330 mph.

The hurricane is parked at Saturn's North Pole and relies on water vapor to keep it churning. It's believed to have been there for years.
Saturn's Temperature: One Cool Planet | Space.com
With an average temperature of minus 288 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 178 degrees Celsius), Saturn is a pretty cool planet.

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