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Possible cylindrical zonal flow in Saturn's interior.

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zonal flow

atmospheric science

Also known as: east-west flow

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Saturn

In Saturn: Dynamics
…circulation that is dominated by zonal (east-west) flow. This manifests itself as a pattern of lighter and darker cloud bands similar to Jupiter’s, although Saturn’s bands are more subtly coloured and are wider near the equator. The features in the cloud tops have such low contrast that they are best…
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