Cassini Finds Mysterious New Aurora on Saturn
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 13:28
in Astronomy & Space
Saturn has its own unique brand of aurora that lights up the polar cap, unlike any other planetary aurora known in our solar system. This odd aurora revealed itself to one of the infrared instruments on NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
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