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Raw image of Saturn's north polar vortex

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Raw image of Saturn's north polar vortex This photo looking down onto Saturn's summer north pole was taken on November 27, 2012 from a distance of 361,000 kilometers through an infrared (CB2) filter. It has been filtered to reduce noise from cosmic ray hits and JPEG compression.

NASA / JPL / SSI / Emily Lakdawalla

Original image data dated on or about November 27, 2012

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