Ribbon-like Wave Structure in Saturn's Atmosphere Target Name:   Saturn Spacecraft:   Voyager 1 Produced by:   NASA/JPL/Calvin J. Hamilton Copyright:  © 1998 Calvin J. Hamilton Date Released:  26 December 1998 (Publisher Permission Request)

• Saturn

A view of Saturn's clouds extending from 40` to 60` N latitude shows a ribbon-like wave structure in the south with small convective features marking a westward jet in the north. This image was obtained on November l0, l980 when Voyager l was at a distance of 3,500,000 kilometers (2,200,000 miles) from Saturn. The smallest resolved features in this photograph are 65 kilometers (40 miles) in diameter. Images with similar resolution indicate that Saturn's circulation is somewhat different from Jupiter's. The maximum westward velocities seen on Saturn are located in the middle of the darker regions, while on Jupiter they are located at the poleward interface between belts and zones.

This image was digitally corrected by Calvin J. Hamilton from the original NASA image. This modified image is © Copyright 1998 by Calvin J. Hamilton.