Giant hurricane on Saturn

eddie · 04-29-13, 04:51 PM

I thought this picture taken by the Cassini spacecraft of this storm was pretty wild! The eye of this storm is 1,250 miles across, and wind speeds at the outer edge are 330 miles per hour.

If we had a storm this size here on earth, there wouldn't be any place to hide,lol

http://news.msn.com/science-technolo...rns-north-pole

Sailor Steve · 04-29-13, 05:00 PM

That's something else.

Takeda Shingen · 04-29-13, 05:21 PM

Thoughts and prayers to the people of Saturn.

Cybermat47 · 04-29-13, 05:32 PM

It appears to be a Romanian hurricane

Stealhead · 04-29-13, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Cybermat47

It appears to be a Romanian hurricane

It is a good thing you are young and still have a few years to work on your jokes.

You have some way to go before you are on the same level as Oberon the master of perfectly timed and hilarious posts of this nature.

"A" for effort though.

Sailor Steve · 04-29-13, 10:01 PM

Why do people always feel the need to quote a huge picture when theirs is the very next post?

Red October1984 · 04-29-13, 10:54 PM

OH MY GOD! HOW MANY WERE INJURED IN THIS TERRIBLE DISASTER THAT WE SHOULD TOTALLY BE WORRIED ABOUT?

Saturn now...our kids tomorrow....

Help me raise awareness for interplanetary storm sys-

Oh wait....

Nobody cares....

Stealhead · 04-29-13, 11:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

Why do people always feel the need to quote a huge picture when theirs is the very next post?

Sorry, I forgot to delete it I did not think anyone would be that bothered recon I was wrong.Its not excatlly a huge photo.

Mork_417 · 04-30-13, 05:10 AM

Very interesting, that thing is huge! Thanks for posting Eddie.

Dowly · 04-30-13, 05:19 AM

Yup, Saturn likes to show off.

These are from 2012:

Mork_417 · 04-30-13, 05:22 AM

Just wish my telescope was strong enough for me to see it in that detail. :drool:

Wolferz · 04-30-13, 06:51 AM

The funniest thing about the article is the headline...

" Giant hurricane hits Saturn's north pole"

Then you get down into the subject matter and it's mentioned that they believe the phenomenon has been parked there for years.

Quick! Let's waste a couple billion more dollars on a probe to go check it out. The more we learn about weather on Saturn...

Never mind.

Sailor Steve · 04-30-13, 09:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Stealhead

Sorry, I forgot to delete it I did not think anyone would be that bothered recon I was wrong.Its not excatlly a huge photo.

Technically it's not that big a deal, but when you've seen the same pictures quoted four or five times on the same page, as I have, you react to each and every one.

Or at least I do. Just my opinion.

AVGWarhawk · 04-30-13, 09:58 AM

A storm like that, here on Earth, would completely wipe the face of the planet clean. What awesome power this storm on Saturn is exhibiting. I feel....very insignificant.

WernherVonTrapp · 04-30-13, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Wolferz

The funniest thing about the article is the headline...

" Giant hurricane hits Saturn's north pole"

Then you get down into the subject matter and it's mentioned that they believe the phenomenon has been parked there for years.

Quick! Let's waste a couple billion more dollars on a probe to go check it out. The more we learn about weather on Saturn...

Never mind.

I believe Cassini found a similar storm at Saturn's SP a number of years ago. Still pretty impressive, though not as impressive as Jupiter's perpetual spot.

Size Comparison:

04-29-13, 04:51 PM	#1
eddie Ocean Warrior Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 3,023 Downloads: 99 Uploads: 0	Giant hurricane on Saturn I thought this picture taken by the Cassini spacecraft of this storm was pretty wild! The eye of this storm is 1,250 miles across, and wind speeds at the outer edge are 330 miles per hour. If we had a storm this size here on earth, there wouldn't be any place to hide,lol http://news.msn.com/science-technolo...rns-north-pole

04-29-13, 05:00 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	That's something else. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-29-13, 05:32 PM	#4
Cybermat47 Willing Webfooted Beast Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Australia Posts: 5,408 Downloads: 300 Uploads: 23	It appears to be a Romanian hurricane __________________ Historical TWoS Gameplay Guide: http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?p=2572620 Historical FotRSU Gameplay Guide: https://www.subsim.com/radioroom/sho....php?p=2713394

04-29-13, 10:01 PM	#6
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	Why do people always feel the need to quote a huge picture when theirs is the very next post? __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

04-29-13, 10:54 PM	#7
Red October1984 Airplane Nerd Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 6,243 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	OH MY GOD! HOW MANY WERE INJURED IN THIS TERRIBLE DISASTER THAT WE SHOULD TOTALLY BE WORRIED ABOUT? Saturn now...our kids tomorrow.... Help me raise awareness for interplanetary storm sys- Oh wait.... Nobody cares.... __________________

04-29-13, 05:21 PM	#3
Takeda Shingen Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 8,643 Downloads: 19 Uploads: 0	Thoughts and prayers to the people of Saturn.

04-30-13, 05:10 AM	#9
Mork_417 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DB-15 Posts: 851 Downloads: 263 Uploads: 0	Very interesting, that thing is huge! Thanks for posting Eddie. __________________ Heading to AM49.(U-553)

04-30-13, 05:19 AM	#10
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,052 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	Yup, Saturn likes to show off. These are from 2012:

04-30-13, 05:22 AM	#11
Mork_417 Lieutenant Commander Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: DB-15 Posts: 851 Downloads: 263 Uploads: 0	Just wish my telescope was strong enough for me to see it in that detail. :drool: __________________ Heading to AM49.(U-553)

04-30-13, 06:51 AM	#12
Wolferz Navy Seal Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a mighty quest for the Stick of Truth Posts: 5,963 Downloads: 52 Uploads: 0	The funniest thing about the article is the headline... " Giant hurricane hits Saturn's north pole" Then you get down into the subject matter and it's mentioned that they believe the phenomenon has been parked there for years. Quick! Let's waste a couple billion more dollars on a probe to go check it out. The more we learn about weather on Saturn... Never mind. __________________ Tomorrow never comes

04-30-13, 09:58 AM	#14
AVGWarhawk Lucky Jack Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In a 1954 Buick. Posts: 28,257 Downloads: 90 Uploads: 0	A storm like that, here on Earth, would completely wipe the face of the planet clean. What awesome power this storm on Saturn is exhibiting. I feel....very insignificant.