Determining the length of a single day on a planet is usually pretty easy. You just pick a landmark and wait for it to reach the exact same point twice in its rotation and you have your answer. For astronomers studying Saturn, it’s not nearly as easy as that.
Saturn doesn’t have any easily visible landmarks to track, and its gassy atmosphere doesn’t offer many hints as to how fast it’s actually rotating. On top of that, its magnetic field also hides the speed at which the body spins. Researchers were at a loss as to how to track the planet’s rotation, but using data from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft the code was finally cracked.
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At long last, scientists have determined how long Saturn’s days are originally appeared on BGR.com on Mon, 21 Jan 2019 at 18:35:42 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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