JPL: Flash: NASA's Cassini Sees Lightning on Saturn
Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 7:55 pm
Flash: NASA's Cassini Sees Lightning on Saturn
NASA JPL Cassini 2010-129 - 14 Apr 2010
CICLOPS: Lightning Captured on Saturn
NASA JPL Cassini 2010-129 - 14 Apr 2010
PIA12576: Lightning Flashing on SaturnNASA's Cassini spacecraft has captured images of lightning on Saturn. The images have allowed scientists to create the first movie showing lightning flashing on another planet.
After waiting years for Saturn to dim enough for the spacecraft's cameras to detect bursts of light, scientists were able to create the movie, complete with a soundtrack that features the crackle of radio waves emitted when lightning bolts struck.
CICLOPS: Lightning Captured on Saturn