Webb 望远镜揭示土星大气中与六角风暴相关的新结构。 Webb Telescope reveals new structures in Saturn’s atmosphere linked to its hexagonal storm.

詹姆斯·韦伯(James Webb)空间望远镜在土星的高层大气中捕捉了前所未有的细节,揭示了电离层中的黑暗、珠状结构以及平流层中的倾斜、四臂恒星图案。 The James Webb Space Telescope has captured never-before-seen details in Saturn’s upper atmosphere, revealing dark, bead-like structures in the ionosphere and a lopsided, four-armed star pattern in the stratosphere. 这些特征位于地球云顶上方,似乎在不同大气层之间相连,可能与土星深处的六边形风暴和磁层相互作用有关。 Located above the planet’s cloud tops, these features appear linked across different atmospheric layers, possibly connected to Saturn’s deep hexagonal storm and magnetosphere interactions. 这些发现是由Webb先进的近红外仪器促成的,挑战目前气体巨型大气层的模式,并提出复杂的垂直动态和能源转移。 The findings, made possible by Webb’s advanced near-infrared instruments, challenge current models of gas giant atmospheres and suggest complex vertical dynamics and energy transfer. 土星接近春分期间的进一步观察可能揭示出这些神秘结构的演变过程。 Further observations during Saturn’s approaching equinox may reveal how these mysterious structures evolve.