Hello folks,
According to the News and on-line reports, a huge storm has been found on Saturn's south pole, and from what I have read, they say its almost as big as the earth and, has an eye wall just like a hurricane does, they are pondering if the huge Storm may be powered by moisture or convection, deep below the planets thick atmosphere.
Moisture on Saturn? that seems to be quite a leap of deduction considering that we are not even sure what lies beneath the Planets atmosphere, I am wondering if that storm has been there all along, since it took a flyby of one of our probes (Cassini) to spot it.
What seems puzzling to me is that the storm seems to be anchored over the south pole with 350 mph winds, because of this eye wall, it has given us the deepest view yet thru the clouds at what may lie underneath.
According to this article they have peered into the eye wall with several instruments and have noticed a temperature increase
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases...1109134926.htm
I'm wondering if anyone In this forum has any thoughts, explanations, theory or, conjectures, on this strange storm?
Dennis
