Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Saturn Rotates

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for October 3, 2000 is “Saturn Rotates,” an image. It is credited to Credit: HST , NASA. The original explanation runs about 117 words.

Saturn Rotates
Credit: HST , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“The dramatic rotation of the cloud-tops of Saturn every ten-hours is particularly evident from orbit around the gas giant planet. With a good enough telescope, however, such rotation is visible even from Earth, as shown by this time-lapse image sequence from the Hubble Space Telescope taken in November 1990.”

— APOD editors, October 3, 2000

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
October 3, 2000
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: HST , NASA
Copyright
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Explanation length
About 117 words

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