“Ring” in the start of a new spokes season!
On the planet Saturn, spokes are suspected to be caused by the interaction between the planet’s magnetic field and solar wind.
You can see two smudgy spokes on the rings on the left side of this new image: https://go.nasa.gov/3xcbdn2
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On the planet Saturn, spokes are suspected to be caused by the interaction between the planet’s magnetic field and solar wind.
You can see two smudgy spokes on the rings on the left side of this new image: https://go.nasa.gov/3xcbdn2
#Hubble
Hubble Captures the Start of a New Spoke Season at Saturn
New images of Saturn from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope herald the start of the planet's "spoke season" surrounding its equinox, when enigmatic features appear across its rings.Andrea Gianopoulos (NASA)