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Astronomy Picture of the Day:
Posted on May 2, 2014 was a picture of a humongous hurricane on Saturn compared to standard sizes that take place there. This image was shot at the north pole of the vortex of Saturn by Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera. The picture was taken last year in a sunlight view and inside the hexagon (six-sided weather pattern). I chose this picture because I never knew that Saturn had hurricanes, how they would look like, and how colorful it is because it is a near-infrared image. It made me question how there are hurricanes on Saturn? Also, what other weather conditions can take place on Saturn?
Nemiroff, Robert, and Jerry Bonnel. "Astronomy Picture of the Day." APOD: 2013 May 2. NASA, 2 May 2013. Web. 03 Feb. 2014.
<http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap130502.html>.
This picture is not only a beautiful image of a natural occurrence almost no human can witness firsthand, but also very thought-provoking. It reminds me of Earth's hurricanes, which cameras also capture as swirling masses of gas, but is much more fascinating because of its rich colors, especially the dark red hues. I was also surprised by the fact that Saturn has hurricanes, and wonder what other similarities our planet shares with others. Great picture, Dara!
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