Detection of compressed air hot spots on the north pole of Saturn

Scientists say they have discovered a hot spot containing compressed air on the cold north pole of Saturn. This amazing discovery can reveal new details about other planets in and out of our solar system.

Nick Teanby, a planetary scientist who participated in the study, said that science had discovered about Saturn's sunny southern hot spot, but data from the Cassini spacecraft showed extreme winter. year-round in darkness also has a similar point.'Thanks to Cassini, we can see that the winter pole of Saturn cannot be observed from the earth because of the tilt. We do not think that the north also has hot spots. '

Scientists presented in Science that this hot spot is a small, shallow and hotter area than the surrounding gas. The southernmost hot spot can be formed by sunlight and the increased amount of compressed air coming from the atmosphere can be the most likely of the newly discovered hot spot in the north pole.

The image of Saturn is sent by Cassini.
(Photo: Handout / Reuters)

Teanby answered by phone interview: 'We think the cause lies in the amount of air moving from a high point to a lower point in the atmosphere. This air mass is heated when they are compressed, similar to in a bicycle pump. '

Scientists measured different temperatures by Cassini's infrared spectrometer used to measure the intensity of radiation from Saturn's atmosphere. Cassini's explorer spacecraft was launched into space in 1997.

The reconstructed photographs locate the hot spot in the center of the tornado in the north pole, a mass of air that swirls at high speed around the polar region.

Teanby said: 'We are trying to explore the highest floor of the atmosphere.'

These findings could help scientists better understand other solar planets in the solar system like Jupiter. In addition, this discovery also helps reveal more information about the number of newly discovered planets orbiting other stars instead of the planet's planetary planets. So far, over 230 extrasolar planets have been discovered. Teanby said: 'If we learn what happens in the atmosphere, we can relate this to other planets and extrasolar planets being explored.'