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Saturn's hexagonal clouds

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This is space news from 2007 but I'm still amazed by Nature's geometric wonder!

Saturn north pole shows a bizarre hexagon feature encircling the entire polar region.

Saturn's hexagonal clouds  

photo from www.jpl.nasa.gov 

Last Updated ( Friday, 18 December 2009 21:48 )  

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