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- Like a hurricane
- Measurements estimate the eye of Saturn's north polar storm at a staggering 2,000 km (1,250 miles) across, with cloud speeds of hundreds of miles per hour. (Copyright: Nasa)
From carbon rain to continent-sized hurricanes, here are some of the most spectacular images showing how Earth isn’t the only planet that suffers from storms.
Recently released images from the Cassini spacecraft have revealed anenormous hurricane raging on Saturn’s north pole – with an eye that is a staggering 2,000km (1,250miles) across.
It’s the latest in a line of spectacular images captured by probes and telescopes scouring the solar system, which show that Earth isn’t the only planet with weather. Thanks to these observations, we know that Mars has huge passing sandstorms, Jupiter is battered by high-speed winds, Saturn's biggest moon has unusual rain showers, and Uranus has stormy, mysterious weather patterns.
Here is our selection of some of the most stunning images taken of storms in space.
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