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Saturn's mysterious hexagon: a 29,000-kilometre-wide puzzle
Original: Zahlen, bitte! – Saturn-Hexagon: 29.000 Kilometer breites mysteriöses Sechseck Seit den Voyager-Missionen fasziniert ein
Saturn's hexagon, a giant six-sided jet stream roughly 29,000 kilometres wide at the planet's north pole, is back in the spotlight. First spotted by the Voyager missions, the storm has fascinated researchers for decades, and its exact cause remains debated. New discussion of the phenomenon is drawing fresh attention to what scientists do and do not understand about the strange atmospheric structure.
Why now: A German science outlet published a explainer on the long-standing mystery of Saturn's hexagonal storm, renewing public interest.
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- Zahlen, bitte! – Saturn-Hexagon: 29.000 Kilometer breites mysteriöses Sechseck Seit den Voyager-Missionen fasziniert ein riesiger, hexagonförmiger Wirbelsturm auf Saturn die Forscher. Doch was ist die Ursache? https://www. heise.de/hintergrund/Zahlen-bi… · heiseonline@social.heise.de · 5
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