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Sunday, May 2, 2010

Saturn Blizzard is Massive

Saturn Blizzard Is Massive!

NASA astronomers and sky-watchers were able to spot a massive blizzard storm on Saturn. According to reports, NASA was given a heads up by amateur sky watchers who broke the story to them.

NASA was able to get more data on the huge storm that scientists say is at least 5 times bigger than the any of Earth's biggest blizzards recorded. The storm's peak was apparently on March 13, 2010.

The storm is apparently made of mostly water and ammonia. Space.com reported that Brigette Hesman, a research scientist at University of Maryland said, "These blizzards appear to be powered by violent storms deeper down - perhaps another 100 to 200 kilometers (62 to 124 miles) down - where lightning has been observed and the clouds are made of water and ammonia."
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