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Windy clues to Saturn's spin

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Saturn's rotation period has been a mystery. An estimate based on its meteorology comes with implications for our understanding of the planet's atmospheric jet streams and interior structure.

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Figure 1: Saturn's swinging winds.

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  1. Adam P. Showman is in the Department of Planetary Sciences, Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, USA. showman@lpl.arizona.edu,

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Showman, A. Windy clues to Saturn's spin. Nature 460, 582–583 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/460582a

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