Sentences with phrase «rotation pole of a planet»
Polar vortices occur when an area of low pressure sits at the rotation pole of a planet.
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Other recent research has also tied the loss of polar ice to subtle changes in the Earth's rotation, suggesting that these losses can slow the planet's spin, in addition to shifting the location of the pole itself.
It is flattened at the poles due to a very fast rotation of less than 11 hours per Saturn «day,» but the planet takes 29.5 Earth years to complete an orbit around the Sun.
The planets may have a spin - orbit coupling effect on the Sun which affects its rotation rate, which would then affect the solar dynamo and sunspot production, and therefore the build up of magnetic flux at the poles, and the length of a solar cycle: if the solar cycle is weaker with less sunspots, it'll take longer for the build up of opposing flux to reach the point when it flips the poles.
«The high rotation of the planet — about 10 hours for a complete turn around its axis — and the heat coming from the lower levels of the atmosphere certainly have a great impact to the formation of the cyclonic pattern we have observed over the Jupiter's poles,» he told Digital Trends.