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Old February 6th 05, 06:11 PM
Ioannis
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Default Hot Spot found on Saturn's pole?

http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/news/sci...urn/index.html
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Old February 6th 05, 06:26 PM
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On Sun, 06 Feb 2005 19:11:33 +0200, Ioannis wrote:

http://www2.keck.hawaii.edu/news/sci...urn/index.html



This is the second report I have seen on this. No mention of estimate of
temperatures within the spot was given on either one. What a delightful
thought to imagine the temps warm enough to support some type of life
within the atmosphere in that location.

Unlikely? Yes
Possible? Why not. . .


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Old February 6th 05, 07:35 PM
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Not that "hot" by the looks of it. From the NASA site...

"The tropospheric temperature increases toward the pole abruptly near
70 degrees latitude from 88 to 89 Kelvin (-301 to -299 degrees
Fahrenheit) and then to 91 Kelvin (-296 degrees Fahrenheit) right at
the pole"

But hotter deeper in perhaps?

Cheers
Beats

 




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