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Saturn's hexagon is a persistent approximately hexagonal cloud pattern around the north pole of the planet Saturn, located at about 78°N. [1] [2] [3] The sides of the hexagon are about 14,500 km (9,000 mi) long, [4] [5] [6] [7] which is about 2,000 km (1,200 mi) longer than the diameter of Earth. [8] .
Dec 10, 2012 · This colorful view from NASA's Cassini mission is the highest-resolution view of the unique six-sided jet stream at Saturn's north pole known as "the hexagon."
Saturn's hexagonal polar jet stream is the most prominent feature of almost every view of the north polar region of Saturn. The area, in shadow for the first part of the Cassini mission, welcomed the sunlight of a seven-year spring starting August 2009, allowing Cassini scientists to directly image the region in reflected light.
Aug 13, 2023 · Researchers have said that Saturn megastorms happen about every 29 years, when Saturn’s northern hemisphere is tilted most toward the sun in its approximate 29-year orbit. The following...
Oct 5, 2020 · One of Saturn’s mysteries involves the massive storm in the shape of a hexagon at its north pole. The six-sided vortex is an atmospheric phenomenon that has been fascinating planetary scientists since its discovery in the 1980s by the American Voyager program, and the subsequent visit in 2006 by the U.S.-European Cassini–Huygens mission.
Dec 16, 2004 · This NASA Hubble Space Telescope image of the ringed planet Saturn shows a rare storm that appears as a white arrowhead-shaped feature near the planet's equator. The storm is generated by an upwelling of warmer air, similar to a terrestrial thunderhead.
Jun 27, 2024 · Cassini scientists found that Saturn’s seasonal storm, also known as the Great White Spot, kicks up water vapor and other materials up from as deep as 100 miles (160 kilometers) below the cloud tops.
