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SOUTHERN STORM

Newly released images of Saturn’s south pole, taken by the Cassini spacecraft in May 2007, show the entire polar region, including a hurricane-like vortex at the core. The bottom image is in infrared, showing dark areas where clouds absorb the planet’s internal heat. The upper, false-color image combines views from many wavelengths. Aqua areas are clouds and haze, not seen over the pole itself.

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