Planet Saturn Takes a Spin | Hubble Space Telescope

Planet Saturn Takes a Spin | Hubble Space Telescope

Witness Saturn in motion! This timelapse animation combines 13 Hubble Space Telescope images obtained over a span of about 20 hours. Saturn’s day is just 10.5 hours long, so this video features nearly two full rotations of the planet.

The rotation is most evident by watching the bright cloudy patches near the planet’s north pole. The pole is noticeably darker than the butterscotch tones seen at lower latitudes.

Credit: NASA, ESA, A. Simon (GSFC) and the OPAL Team, and J. DePasquale (STScI).

Duration: 23 seconds

Release Date: Nov 3, 2023

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