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Saturn's
Outer Atmosphere
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Compare
to Jupiter
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Three
layers of clouds (like Jupiter)
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Ammonia
(NH3)
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Ammonium
hydrosulfide (NH4SH)
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Water
(H2O)
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Less
gravity on Saturn means clouds less compressed
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Larger
haze layer between cloud
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optical
telescopes can't see as deeply into Saturn's atmosphere
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Saturn
less colorful
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Saturn
has higher wind speeds see Solved Puzzles
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No
long-lived storms like Jupiter's Great Red Spot
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Saturn
also has belts and zones
Jupiter
Storm
on Saturn (white arrow shape)
Saturn's
Belts and Zones
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