A scientific discovery sheds new light on one of the most extraordinary so-called mysteries in the atmosphere of the gas giant Saturn.
In 1981, NASA’s Voyager mission recorded the first images of what would become the iconic hexagon at Saturn’s north pole. The tornadic feature spanned roughly 30,000 km, two-times wider than the diameter of planet Earth—and has remained fixed since its discovery.
The six-sided hexagon at Saturn’s north pole has now been matched by an equally mysterious polygonal structure at the planet’s south pole. This time, it’s a 10-sided structure called a decagon. Moreover, similar to Saturn’s northern hexagon, its south pole decagon reach is not limited to an atmospheric phenomenon that can be easily explained by any conventional mechanism.
Independent researcher Stuart Talbott questions on what rational basis can institutionalized planetary science continue in light of untenable evidence observed at the Saturnian poles.
