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Striking View of Saturn's Polar 'Hexagon'


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Saturn hexagon jet stream

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute

Nature is often more complex and wonderful than it first appears. For example, although it looks like a simple hexagon, this feature surrounding Saturn's north pole is really a manifestation of a meandering polar jet stream.

From Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA
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