Colossal hurricane-like storm seen on Saturn (Reuters)

by Populux | November 9, 2006 at 10:36 pm
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A colossal, swirling storm with a well-developed eye is churning at Saturn's south pole, the first time a truly hurricane-like storm has been detected on a planet other than Earth, NASA " /> SEARCH News | News Photos | Images | Web " /> NASA images showed on Thursday. The storm on the giant, ringed planet is about 5,000 miles wide, measuring roughly two thirds the diameter of Earth, with winds howling clockwise at 350 mph (550 kph). Jupiter's Great Red Spot, which swirls ...
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