Giant Decagon Just Found on Saturn
Saturn is famous for its mysterious hexagon at the north pole, but now scientists have identified an even stranger geometric pattern—a giant decagon-like structure hidden within the planet's turbulent atmosphere. Stretching across a vast region of the gas giant, the unusual ten-sided formation has left researchers searching for answers about how such a precise shape could emerge inside one of the most chaotic weather systems in the Solar System. Using data from spacecraft observations and advanced atmospheric models, scientists are uncovering clues that may reveal how powerful winds, waves, and planetary rotation work together to create these enormous geometric patterns. The discovery is adding a surprising new chapter to Saturn's long list of mysteries and challenging what we know about weather on other worlds. This video explores the giant decagon found on Saturn, how it formed, and why it has scientists fascinated by one of the strangest planets in our cosmic neighborhood.Credit:
A Mighty Wind: By NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Hampton University, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/11468/
Saturn’s Strange Hexagon: By NASA/JPL/University of Arizona, https://www.nasa.gov/image-article/saturns-strange-hexagon/
Cassini-Huygens: By NASA - https://mediaarchive.ksc.nasa.gov/#/Detail/31849, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=844695
Saturn's North Polar Hexagon: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute - http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_2456.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=24873569
Inky stains on a frozen moon: By NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute - http://ciclops.org/view.php?id=3781, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6765541
Saturn's Hexagon as Summer Solstice Approaches: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute/Hampton University - https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21611, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59288022
Saturn’s South Polar Region Revealed: By NASA/JPL/University of Arizona, https://science.nasa.gov/resource/saturns-south-polar-region-revealed-2/
Earth seen from the sun: By Joost 99, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Earth_seen_from_the_sun.ogv
Saturn’s Surprisingly Stormy South: By NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute/University of Arizona, https://science.nasa.gov/resource/saturns-surprisingly-stormy-south/
PIA22767: By NASA/JPL-Caltech - https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA22767.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=73351257
Cassini's Last Images: By NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio and NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory-Caltech, https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12735/
Decagon on Saturn’s South Pole: By NASA, ESA, STScI, Agustin Sánchez-Lavega (UPV), Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael Wong (UC Berkeley); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan, https://science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble/decagon-on-saturns-south-pole-color/
Decagon on Saturn’s South Pole 2: By NASA, ESA, STScI, Agustin Sánchez-Lavega (UPV), Amy Simon (NASA-GSFC), Michael Wong (UC Berkeley); Image Processing: Alyssa Pagan, https://science.nasa.gov/asset/hubble/decagon-on-saturns-south-pole-single-filter/
PIA21641: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/SwRI/MSSS/Betsy Asher Hall/Gervasio Robles - https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21641, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=59319993
PIA17202: By National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) / Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=44644158
PIA17193: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA17193.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=40685039
PIA18355: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA18355.jpg, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=46880022
Phoebe cassini full: By NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute - https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA06064, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=92033877
Rhea in front of Saturn: By NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10494, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6323888
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Saturn - North Pole - March 31 2014: By Kevin M. Gill - https://flic.kr/p/2jptyHG, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=146930638
Saturn's South Pole: By Kevin M. Gill - https://flic.kr/p/LCaw36, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=146919151
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Saturn irregular moon orbits tilted annotated 2025: By Nrco0e, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=161892004
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