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Saturn's Auroras Defy Scientists' Expectations (2005)

2005 · Short film

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Technical facts about this news release: About the Object Object Name: Saturn Object Description: Planet Distance: The semi-major axis of Saturn's orbit about the sun is 9.5 Astronomical Units (A.U.) or roughly 1.4 billion km. Dimensions: The planet (without rings) has a diameter of roughly 75,000 miles (120,000 km) at the equator. About the Data Data Description: The Hubble image was created from HST ACS data from proposal 9354: E. Karkoschka and M. Tomasko (Univ. of Arizona) and STIS data…

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