The picture above was taken of the planet saturn; the shape in the middle is (apparently) a stable vortex of cloud cover--only, as you can see, it's got equal straight sides and angles! This article sums the matter up nicely: The Saturn Hexagon. So now we can add a new feature to the list of intriguing things on other planets: Jupiter's red spot, Mars's enigmatic face, and Saturn's massive hex bolt.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Saturn Gets Hexed
The picture above was taken of the planet saturn; the shape in the middle is (apparently) a stable vortex of cloud cover--only, as you can see, it's got equal straight sides and angles! This article sums the matter up nicely: The Saturn Hexagon. So now we can add a new feature to the list of intriguing things on other planets: Jupiter's red spot, Mars's enigmatic face, and Saturn's massive hex bolt.
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