Birth of a Behemoth Storm

The largest storm to ravage Saturn in decades started as a small spot seen in this image from NASA Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 5, 2010 -- the same day Cassini also detected frequent lightning signals.

The largest storm to ravage Saturn in decades started as a small spot seen in this image from NASA Cassini spacecraft on Dec. 5, 2010 -- the same day Cassini also detected frequent lightning signals.