| 词条 | Dragon Storm (astronomy) |
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Dragon Storm is located in the Saturn's Southern hemisphere which is labeled to be the "Storm Alley" region. The storm can have a distance range of 2,000 miles and more. The Dragon storm is a dramatically giant thunderstorm that can be compared to the electric thunderstorms that we have here on Earth. The Dragon Storm acquires its energy for fuel in the deep layers of Saturn's atmosphere. The storms produced radio waves that reflected during its burst of short static which helped Cassini detect the storm. Dragon Storm (dubbed so in September 2004 because of its unusual shape) is a large, bright and complex convective storm in Saturn's southern hemisphere. It appears to be long-lived and periodically flares up to produce dramatic white cloudy plumes that then subside. This is similar to the extreme conditions on Jupiter at the site of it's Great Red Spot, an anticyclonic storm that has been continuously observed since 1830. This storm is a strong source of radio emissions, which are interpreted by Cassini scientists as electric events like lightning on Earth.[1] The Cassini detected a burst when the storm starts rising over the horizon during the night time of the planet. The burst came to a stopped when it hit the sunlight. During the night time of the planet the storm starts but as soon as it hits the sunlight part it completely stops but then it tends on to repeat itself. This pattern seems to go on and off for a few weeks as Saturn does its rotation. See also
References1. ^{{cite web|title=The Dragon Storm|url=https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/multimedia/pia06197.html|website=nasa.gov|publisher=NASA|accessdate=22 May 2017}} External links
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