Publication Date:
2019-06-27
Description:
Summary of some recent measurements of Saturn, particularly latitudes of the faint atmospheric belts. The measurements reveal no seasonal variations in belt latitudes. A small, bright spot at Saturnigraphic latitude 57 deg has been photographed on 46 nights from Oct. 25, 1969, to Feb. 27, 1971. This feature, which is by far the longest lived spot ever observed on Saturn, has had an average rotation period of 10 hr 36 min 27.9 sec plus or minus 0.2 sec.
Keywords:
SPACE SCIENCES
Type:
Icarus; 15; Dec. 197
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