Cloud forms on Saturn

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Nov 1980

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1980jgr....85.5883b&link_type=abstract

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 85, Nov. 1, 1980, p. 5883-5890. NASA-supported research.

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Brightness, Clouds, Polarimetry, Saturn Atmosphere, Atmospheric Optics, Haze, Latitude, Pioneer 11 Space Probe, Saturn, Clouds, Ipp, Photopolarimeters, Brightness, Distribution, Polar Regions, Latitude, Atmosphere, Longitude, Structure, Zones, Photographs, Image Processing, Procedure, Techniques, Equipment, Pioneer 11

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The imaging photopolarimeter on Pioneer Saturn provided spin-scan images of Saturn's cloudtops. Only subtle departures from a uniform brightness distribution were apparent, except in the polar regions. At other latitudes the images show only a few features; they primarily support the conclusion that the visible atmosphere is a deep haze. Belts and zones are seen, and some detail in a zone near + or - 60 deg latitude. The North Equatorial Belt consists of two dark belts separated by a brighter zone exhibiting longitudinal structure.

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