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Saturn’s Red Spot
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Caption:
This false color image, taken on November 6, 1980 from a distance of about 8 million kilometers, shows somewhat similar, although much smaller, red spot on Saturn. False color was used to make the faint spot more visible.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Saturn | |
| System | Saturn | |
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Voyager | |
| Instrument Host | Cassini Orbiter | Voyager 1 |
| Host Type | Orbiter | Flyby Spacecraft |
| Instrument | Imaging Science Subsystem (ISS) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Atmosphere, Color, Storm | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2000-02-07 | |
| Date in Caption | 1980-11-06 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA02239 | |
| Identifier | PIA02239 | |
