Saturn - Brown Ovals in Northern Hemisphere

Jan. 29, 1996

Two brown ovals, at right, some 10,000 km (6,000 miles) across, were found at approximately 40` and 60` latitude in Saturn's northern hemisphere by NASA's Voyager 1. The photo was taken on November 7, 1980.

Two brown ovals, at right, some 10,000 kilometers (6,000 miles) across, were found at approximately 40` and 60` latitude in Saturn's northern hemisphere by Voyager 1. The photo was taken on November 7, 1980, from a range of 7,500,000 kilometers (4,600,000 miles). The polar oval (upper right) has a structure similar to the Saturn red spot located in the southern polar latitudes. The Voyager Project is managed by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for NASA.

Saturn - Brown Ovals in Northern Hemisphere

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