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Re:A second hexagon in the stratosphere of Saturn by elihu on Friday September 10, 2021 @07:42PM (#28488094)
As weird as the Saturn hexagon is, I think the oddly symmetrical polar storms of Jupiter have it beat in terms of "gawp factor".

Also the ridge on Iapetus is worth an honorable mention if we're talking about things that don't look like they belong in nature.

What a strange place this solar system is.

Re:A second hexagon in the stratosphere of Saturn by jkubicek on Friday September 10, 2021 @07:48PM (#28488133)
Re:A second hexagon in the stratosphere of Saturn by pvaldes on Friday September 10, 2021 @08:33PM (#28488372)
Hum, I just realized that those polar storms would turn easily into the hexagon if they just lose power (or would be covered by another layer of material over it). Both are probably the same phenomenon. More strong in Jupiter, less in Saturn. Tornados would explain also why is a tall shape

The hexagon should gyrate slower (with less energy) than the jupiter storms. Neptune should have also the same process but is colder I'm not wrong, so maybe it has less energy and is not so easily visible.

Re:A second hexagon in the stratosphere of Saturn by pvaldes on Saturday September 11, 2021 @04:26AM (#28490334)
Yep, here is the Neptune hexagon... same pattern, same process

https://slate.com/technology/2014/05/neptune-voyager-images-...

Re:A second hexagon in the stratosphere of Saturn by bolasanibk on Friday September 10, 2021 @08:15PM (#28488285)
More weirdness in our Solar System

Mimas - A moon of Saturn which from certain angles looks like a death star. [1]

Hyperion - Another moon of Saturn which looks like a sponge. [2]

Phobos - A moon of Mars with a huge crater on one end.[3]

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimas_%28moon%29 [2] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperion_(moon) [3] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobos_(moon)

Re:A second hexagon in the stratosphere of Saturn by eth0up on Friday September 10, 2021 @09:50PM (#28488784)
And a bit more...

Phobos monolith

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobos_monolith

Good ol Buzz, giving mention to the subject

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=bDIXvpjnRws

Also, Mars monolith https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_monolith

Europa is another intriguing spaceball, with the (vague if you must) possibility of a life-supporting ocean.

Edit: add mars monolith

Re:A second hexagon in the stratosphere of Saturn by irrational on Saturday September 11, 2021 @01:36AM (#28489656)