Saturn's temperature field from high-resolution middle-infrared imaging

Science. 2005 Feb 4;307(5710):696-8. doi: 10.1126/science.1105730.

Abstract

Saturn was imaged between 8 and 24.5 micrometers at approximately 3000-kilometer resolution with the Keck I Telescope. Saturn's atmosphere has zonal temperature bands, which are mostly uncorrelated with visible cloud reflectivity, strong 100-millibar zonal temperature oscillations near 32 degrees S, a warm south polar cap, and a compact hot point within 3 degrees of the south pole.