[HN Gopher] A second hexagon in the stratosphere of Saturn ___________________________________________________________________ A second hexagon in the stratosphere of Saturn Author : jdkee Score : 44 points Date : 2021-09-10 20:41 UTC (2 hours ago) (HTM) web link (mesonstars.com) (TXT) w3m dump (mesonstars.com) | shoo wrote: | the most recent publication with "hexagon" in the title from the | quoted scientist, Leigh Fletcher, is: | | R. Hueso, A. Sanchez-Lavega, J.F. Rojas, A.A. Simon, T. Barry, T. | del Rio-Gaztelurrutia, A. Antunano, K.M. Sayanagi, M. Delcroix, | L.N. Fletcher, E. Garcia-Melendo, S. Perez-Hoyos, J. Blalock, F. | Colas, J. M. Gomez-Forrellad, J.L. Gunnarson, D. Peach, M.H. Wong | (2019), Saturn atmospheric dynamics one year after Cassini: Long- | lived features and time variations in the drift of the Hexagon, | Icarus, Volume 336, 113429 | | https://arxiv.org/abs/1909.13849 | jshprentz wrote: | Obligatory, current, and timely XKCD: https://xkcd.com/2513/ | oersted wrote: | Bestagon :) | mLuby wrote: | The 6th planet from the sun sports a hexagon. Coincidence? Or | aLiEns? | rdist wrote: | dang it, now I have to move my secret base again | Blueskytech wrote: | While I am confident there is a rational scientific explanation | for the hexagon of Saturn, it is undoubtedly an incredible | synchronicity that the storm exists. Saturn being the sixth | planet from the sun it has historically been associated with the | hexagon within occult symbolism since well before humans could | have verified such a storm exists. Truly a remarkable find and | fact of our solar system. | ethbr0 wrote: | I'd say the locals went a bit overboard with their tourism | billboard, but I suppose 27,600 km across isn't too big | relative to the distance it might be seen at. | mjevans wrote: | Worthy of more study. Please vote to fund your country's space | programs. | leephillips wrote: | The stratospheric hexagon was observed in 2018: | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-06017-3 | | But since this weird site doesn't put dates on its articles, who | knows how old this "Legit News" item is. ___________________________________________________________________ (page generated 2021-09-10 23:00 UTC)