Dark Beads and Star Arms in Saturn’s Upper Atmosphere (IMAGE)

Northumbria University

Dark Beads and Star Arms in Saturn’s Upper Atmosphere

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Detections of near infrared emissions in Saturn’s ionosphere (left) show dark bead-like features embedded within bright aurora. In the stratosphere (right), 500 kilometres below, a lopsided star-pattern extends towards the equator.

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Credit: NASA/ESA/CSA/Stallard et al 2025.

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