Wow! Saturn Rings and Weird Hexagon Vortex Dazzle in NASA Photo
If you’re trying to make the case that Saturn is the most beautiful planet in the solar system, this new photo could be Exhibit A.
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I’m guessing the hexagon is caused by Saturn’s magnetic lines.
It’s certainly a visually appealing planet.
What makes you say that? Most explanations I have heard have suggested that it is to do with wind…
furious said:
- I’m guessing the hexagon is caused by Saturn’s magnetic lines.
What makes you say that? Most explanations I have heard have suggested that it is to do with wind…
perhaps there is a connection with the planets wind, atmospheric particles and magnetic lines
I did say I was guessing
Maybe the upper atmospheric gases line up that way with the speed of the wind?
> I did say I was guessing
Indeed you did.
The hexagon is a “standing wave” in the atmosphere. The formation mechanism is like that of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot, but in Saturn’s case extends all the way around the planet.
See Saturn’s hexagon recreated in the laboratory
By Emily Lakdawalla, I’m beginning to develop a lot of respect for Emily Lakdawalla.
