Saturn's auroral hiss is asymmetrical
Wednesday, December 30, 2009 - 19:35
in Astronomy & Space
Saturn emits "auroral hiss," a whistler-mode electromagnetic emission observed in the magnetosphere at high latitudes. This emission is similar to auroral hiss emitted by Earth. However, unlike Earth's auroral hiss, researchers have found that Saturn rotates in a beam-like matter around the planet.