A hexagonal feature around Saturn's North Pole

Details A hexagonal feature around Saturn's North Pole A hexagonal feature around Saturn's North Pole

Nov 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988icar...76..335g&link_type=abstract

Icarus (ISSN 0019-1035), vol. 76, Nov. 1988, p. 335-356. SERC-supported research.

Physics

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Planetology, Polar Regions, Saturn Atmosphere, Voyager 2 Spacecraft, Flow Distribution, Flow Velocity, Radio Emission, Velocity Measurement

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A sequence of map-projected Voyager 2 images of Saturn is used to show that a hexagonally-shaped cloud feature surrounds that planet's north polar region; this hexagonal pattern appears to be stationary despite the 100 m/sec flow velocity for individual cloud features. This rotation rate, which is consistent with the radio rotation period, suggests either the interaction of the feature with observed radio emissions or the existence of a cause common to both, such as a feature of the deep planetary flow.

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