Planet Atmosphere And Weather Events: The Formation Of Saturn

Saturn is predominantly composed of hydrogen and helium, the two basic gases of the universe, which is also why Saturn has no landforms. The planet also bears traces of ices containing ammonia, methane, and water. Unlike the rocky terrestrial planets, gas giants such as Saturn, lack the layered crust-mantle-core structure, because they formed differently from their rocky siblings. It is almost completely made of gas. Its atmosphere bleeds into its "surface" with little distinction, meaning that Saturn lacks a traditional ground. Under the cloud layers, when the pressure of the interior becomes high enough, the hydrogen of which Saturn is made, changes to liquid hydrogen, which gradually changes further to liquid metallic hydrogen. At the far interior of Saturn is found the core, which is made of rocky and metal elements.

Planet Atmosphere and Weather Events:
Scientists estimate the surface temperature to be about −270°F (−168°C).
About every 30 years, following Saturn's summer, a massive storm takes place on the planet.
Known as the Great White Spot, it is visible for nearly a month, shining like a spotlight on the planet's face. The spot then begins to break up and stretch around the planet as a thick white strip. The storm is thought to be a result of the warming of the atmosphere, which causes ammonia to bubble up, solidify, and then be whipped around by the planet's monstrous winds. Another weather event is the hexagon cloud. Saturn's hexagon is a persisting hexagonal cloud pattern around the north pole of Saturn, located at about 78°N.The sides of the hexagon are about 13,800 kilometers or 8,600 miles long, which is more than the diameter of Earth and it rotates within a period of a little over 10
hours.