Monday, May 20, 2013

Saturn's Superstorm



Saturn's Superstorm

            Astronomers have recently found more information about the superstorm that hovers over Saturn's north pole that was discovered in 2008. They have discovered that it is not only bigger than storms on earth, but that it dwarfs even our largest storms. It has an eye 2,000km in diameter, 30 times bigger than an earth hurricane, and it has winds that reach up to 500km/hr, twice the speed of a category 5 hurricane.

NoS Themes
·         Science is based on evidence
·         Role of motivation and curiosity

For more information, go to:
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/350033/description/News_in_Brief_Snapshots_reveal_details_of_Saturns_gigantic_hurricane  

Sam Pahl
Hour 1

1 comment:

  1. Wow, I'm glad we don't live on Saturn! I can't even imagine how frightening that storm would be.

    Another NOS theme is that science is subject to debate and tentative because in the article, it says that scientists are still not sure what powers the storm and how it could be that huge. Also, the role of motivation and curiosity is another NOS theme because every since scientists found the storm on Saturn in 2008, they have been trying to find new information about the storm.

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