The peculiarities of the huge equatorial jet stream in Saturn's atmosphere revealed
Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 09:01
in Astronomy & Space
The atmosphere of the planet Saturn, a gas giant 10 times bigger than the Earth consisting mostly of hydrogen, has a wider, more intense jet stream than all the planets in the solar system. Winds gusting at speeds of up to 1,650 km/h blow from West to East in the equatorial atmosphere, thirteen times the strength of the most destructive hurricane force winds that form on the Earth's equator.