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Chapter 5: the Jovian planets (cont.)
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Saturn Cassini is currently in orbit around Saturn and is continually sending back more data about Saturn and its moons.
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Saturn, Up Close
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Comparison of Saturn with Earth and Earth-Moon distance
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Saturn’s Atmosphere
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Saturn’s Cloud Structure
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Saturn Storm
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Saturn winds and bands
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Uranus and Neptune Just one spacecraft (Voyager II) has visited Uranus and Neptune Both planets get their bluish color from methane in their atmospheres.
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Uranus’s Seasons are extreme due to its tilt
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Uranus’s Rotation
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Neptune’s Dark Spot was temporary, and has now disappeared
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Jovian Interiors
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Jovian Magnetic Fields
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Uranus’ and Neptune’s magnetic fields have strange orientations, and are not at all aligned with the rotation of the planet. Saturn’s magnetic field is perfectly aligned.
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