Saturn - 2

Saturn, though far from the Sun, is still subject to the Sun’s storms. This false-color composite image, constructed from data obtained by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, shows the glow of aurorae streaking out about 1,000km from the cloud tops of Saturn's south polar region. Shown in green, the aurorae occur when energetic, charged particles from the Sun, carried by the solar wind, interact with Saturn’s magnetic field. The dark spots and banded features are clouds and small storms that outline Saturn’s deeper weather systems and circulation patterns.