The Planet Saturn

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Stock #:265192
Type: Postcard
Era: Chrome
Publisher: Action Packets, Inc
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)

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This image of Saturn, taken by the Voyager I in 1980, was color-enhanced to increase the visibility of large, bright features in Saturn's North Temperate Belt. It is believed that these spots might closely resemble gigantic convective storms (similar to, but much larger than thunderstorms in Earth's atmosphere) with upwelling from deep within Saturn's atmosphere. The nature of the dark spots like the one visible on the northern edge of the belt is not yet clearly understood, though they seem to resemble equally mysterious features seen on Jupiter. The largest violet-colored cloud belt is Saturn's North Equatorial Belt. Three separate Voyager I images taken through ultraviolet, green and violet filters were used to construct this blue, green and red color composite of Saturn. Color spots in the rings are artifact of image processing. The Voyager Project is managed for NASA by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Pasadena, California

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