An odd, six-sided, honeycomb-shaped feature encircling Saturns north pole has captured the interest of scientists with NASAs Cassini spacecraft mission.
This nighttime view of Saturn's north pole shows a bizarre six-sided hexagon feature encircling the north pole. (Courtesy: NASA/JPL/Univer of Arizona)
The agencys Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft imaged the hexagon over two decades ago, but its appearance in new Cassini images shows its long lived, heightening the riddle, scientists said.
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Weve never seen anything like this on any other planet, said Kevin Baines of the Cassini team at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. Indeed, Saturns thick atmosphere is perhaps the last place youd expect to see such a six-sided geometric figure, yet there it is.
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2007-034
http://www.world-science.net/othernews/070327_saturn.htm
Het zullen wel geen aliens zijn die hierachter zitten, dus wat veroorzaakt dit in vredesnaam?
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