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Scientists study the evolution of Saturn’s great storm of 2010-2011 This series of images from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn shows the evolution of a great storm of 2010-2011. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI

NASA/ESA Cassini spacecraft has made plenty of groundbreaking discoveries, outstandingly improving our knowledge of Saturn and its moons, including our understanding of violent atmospheric processes. Now, new research details the dynamics and evolution of Saturn’s great storm of 2010-2011, marks another important study based on the data provided by Cassini’s scientific instruments.

Saturn experiences quasi-periodic planet-encircling storms. The latest significant, well-observed storm started on Dec. 5, 2010 and lasted until the end of 2011...