Saturn South Pole Decagon: NASA Hubble Detects Mysterious 10-Sided Pattern Forming Around Planet
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Saturn south pole decagon: NASA Hubble detects mysterious 10-sided pattern forming around planet
NASAs Hubble Space Telescope has revealed a giant 10-sided atmospheric wave developing around Saturns south pole. Unlike the planets long-lived northern hexagon, the newly identified structure appears to be strengthening and was traced in Hubble observations dating back to 2023. Scientists are studying its formation, lifespan and atmospheric behaviour through continued observations, computer modelling and additional telescope data.
A new study has revealed a mysterious ten-sided cloud pattern forming around Saturn's south pole, joining the famous six-sided storm at the planet's north pole. Scientists first spotted the ten-sided pattern in images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2023. It spans approximately 167,820 kilometers and takes about 800 days to complete an orbit around Saturn. ... Read more
Astronomers identified a huge ten-sided atmospheric wave around Saturn's southern pole thanks to the Hubble telescope.
Recent observations with NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have revealed a giant, evolutionary, 10-sided atmospheric wave encircling Saturn's South Pole. This discovery marks the first time that a large jet with regular faces is observed in the southern hemisphere of the planet. This characteristic seems remarkably similar to the famous hexagon [...]
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