Hexagon shape found in Saturnian clouds

Hexagon shape found in Saturnian clouds

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Bizarre hexagon spotted in Saturn’s clouds
Astronomers can’t explain six-sided pattern at planet’s north pole

One of the most bizarre weather patterns in the solar system has been photographed at Saturn, where astronomers have spotted a huge, six-sided feature circling the north pole.

Rather than the normally sinuous cloud structures seen on all planets that have atmospheres, this thing is a hexagon.

The honeycomb feature has been seen before. NASA's Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft imaged it more than two decades ago. Now, having spotted it with the Cassini spacecraft, scientists conclude it is a long-lasting oddity.

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Well this in interesting. Generally speaking straight lines are a rarity in nature and usually confined to geological structures. The same is true of polygonal forms and are usually crystals or man made. Polygonal structure in clouds, and longs lasting at that is very very unusual.

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