Monster storm on Saturn |
Monster storm on Saturn |
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Nov 9 2006, 07:09 PM
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A hurricane-like whirlpool with a well-developed eye ringed by towering clouds, a phenomenon never before seen on another planet, has been sighted by multiple Cassini instruments at Saturn's south pole. |
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Dec 14 2006, 10:13 PM
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Next time we venture out to Saturn, how feasible would a direct entry probe into the south polar vortex be? I'm thinking something on a chute, or even a blimp, that could sense the environment over, and within, the vortex, and survive until a considerable crush depth. Think of the 'interior' images it could return of the eyewall dymanics if it was fairly longlived!
Okay - I can think of some pretty major challenges for a probe like this - especially getting data back to earth at reasonable bandwidth (polar orbiter?). However I'd like some experts/insiders to comment. Is the south polar vortex a potential realistic target of interest? The interest applies not just to Saturn, but to Venus, what happens under the polar dark hoods of Mars, and even to what we might one day find at the poles of Uranus and Neptune. P |
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