Aida Flix-Bellmunt

Variability of Saturn's Equatorial Zonal Winds at Cloud Level Between 2018 and 2025

Abstract Saturn's zonal wind profile at cloud level has been measured at different epochs since the Voyager 1 and 2 in 1980–81. At most latitudes, zonal winds change little over time. However, the equatorial region, between planetographic latitudes 10°N and 10°S, presents a compl...

A decagon wave around Saturn’s south pole

Saturn has a unique long-lived, nearly stationary hexagon wave close to its north pole that is coupled to an intense eastward jet. Despite decades of observation, no similar wave has been reported so far in the southern hemisphere or elsewhere on Saturn. Ground-based and Hubble S...