Dragon Storm (astronomy)

It acquires its energy in the deep layers of Saturn's atmosphere and produces radio waves that reflect during its burst of short static which helped Cassini detect it.

It appears to be long-lived and periodically flares up to produce dramatic white cloudy plumes that then subside.

This is similar to the extreme conditions on Jupiter at the site of its Great Red Spot, an anticyclonic storm that has been continually observed since 1830.

The Dragon Storm is a strong source of radio emissions, which are interpreted by Cassini scientists as electric events similar to lightning on Earth.

[1] Cassini detected a burst of radio emissions when the Dragon Storm started rising over the horizon during the night time of the planet.