In this image released Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, by NASA (news - web sites)/JPL, a mosaic of 35 individual infrared exposures made on Feb. 4, 2004, at the W.M. Keck I Observatory, Mauna Kea, Hawaii, shows what scientists say are the sharpest views of Saturn's temperature emissions ever taken from the ground. The prominent hot spot at the bottom of the image is right at Saturn's south pole. The warming of the southern hemisphere was expected, as Saturn was just past southern summer solstice, but the abrupt changes in temperature with latitude were not expected. A small section of the ring image is missing because of incomplete mosaic coverage during the observing sequence. (AP Photo/NASA/JPL)
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To: NormsRevenge
Interesting. Perhaps there is some starlike reaction going on inside.
2 posted on
02/04/2005 9:37:04 AM PST by
RightWhale
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To: NormsRevenge
Astronomers Find 'Hot Spot' on Saturn, Global Warming blamed.
3 posted on
02/04/2005 9:37:14 AM PST by
George Smiley
(The only 180 that Kerry hasn't done is the one that would release ALL his military records.)
To: NormsRevenge
Are there any waterfront lots in this hot spot?
4 posted on
02/04/2005 9:37:38 AM PST by
RexBeach
To: NormsRevenge
Put some ice on it, Saturn
5 posted on
02/04/2005 9:38:11 AM PST by
Darkwolf377
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To: NormsRevenge
6 posted on
02/04/2005 9:38:25 AM PST by
TomGuy
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To: NormsRevenge
"Astronomers Find 'Hot Spot' on Saturn" Great! More global warming nonsense. I wonder how much it's gonna cost us to fix this -
and of course China will be exempt.
8 posted on
02/04/2005 9:38:48 AM PST by
patriot_wes
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To: NormsRevenge
Saturn is becoming our back-up sun.
9 posted on
02/04/2005 9:39:26 AM PST by
Lazamataz
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To: NormsRevenge
Looks interesting, is there any oil ?
To: NormsRevenge
Astronomers using a giant telescope atop a volcano have discovered a hot spot...
Ummm, hey Fred, make sure you wipe the lava off the lense every now and then.
To: NormsRevenge
13 posted on
02/04/2005 9:40:28 AM PST by
billorites
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To: NormsRevenge
I wonder if it may be a magnetic lines of force confluence.....
15 posted on
02/04/2005 9:41:34 AM PST by
roaddog727
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To: NormsRevenge
Astronomers using a giant telescope atop a volcano have discovered a hot spot at the tip of Saturn's south pole.
Environmental interference, maybe?
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17 posted on
02/04/2005 9:43:32 AM PST by
martin_fierro
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To: NormsRevenge
I'm also interested in the wedge-shaped chunk that's missing from the rings. Do Astronomers have any explanation for how such a neat slice of ring-material could be suddenly removed???
it's a joke
18 posted on
02/04/2005 9:44:54 AM PST by
ClearCase_guy
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To: NormsRevenge
Somebody tell Ted Kennedy. He's always looking for hot spots.
To: NormsRevenge
Is Hawaii better able to discover this than Cassini currently orbiting Saturn, just curious?
22 posted on
02/04/2005 9:54:36 AM PST by
Mister Baredog
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To: NormsRevenge
Well, it's better than finding a hot spot on Uranus.
:)
24 posted on
02/04/2005 9:56:01 AM PST by
libsrscum
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To: NormsRevenge
They must have a lot of SUV on Saturn -- plus a lot of Freon in their ACs.
30 posted on
02/04/2005 10:00:56 AM PST by
expatpat
To: NormsRevenge
Uh, don't we have an expensive an impressive probe orbiting Saturn? Why isn't it taking these pictures?
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37 posted on
10/01/2005 10:42:10 AM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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