Saturn

stsci_1995-49f November 29th, 1995

Credit: Reta Beebe (New Mexico State University), D. Gilmore, L. Bergeron (STScI), and NASA

A rare storm, large enough to swallow Earth, appears near Saturn's equator. High altitude winds give the storm a distinctive arrowhead shape. (Image Released: December 1994)

Provider: Space Telescope Science Institute

Image Source: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1995/news-1995-49

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Image Type: Planetary
Object Name: An Earth-Sized Storm on Saturn
Subject - Solar System: Planet > Feature > Atmosphere > Storm

Distance

Position Details

Position (ICRS): RA = 1h 15m 25.6s; DEC = -22° 44’ 38.0”
Constellation: Cetus

Color Mapping

	Telescope	Spectral Band	Wavelength
	Hubble (WFPC2)		-
	Hubble (WFPC2)		-
	Hubble (WFPC2)		-

ID: 1995-49f
Subject Category: A.1.2.2.2
Subject Name: An Earth-Sized Storm on Saturn
Credits: Reta Beebe (New Mexico State University), D. Gilmore, L. Bergeron (STScI), and NASA

Release Date: 1995-11-29T00:00:00
Lightyears: 1.54e-4
Redshift: 1.54e-4
Reference Url: https://hubblesite.org/contents/news-releases/1995/news-1995-49

Type: Planetary
Image Quality: Good
Distance Notes: Distance from Earth in miles: 904000000

Facility: Hubble, Hubble, Hubble
Instrument: WFPC2, WFPC2, WFPC2
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Coordinate Frame: ICRS
Equinox
Reference Value: 18.8568131, -22.7438778
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Quality: Position
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Resource ID: STSCI-H-p9549f-f-782x540.tif

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Related Resources: http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1995/49

Metadata Date: 2022-09-07
Metadata Version: 1.2

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