Saturn's north pole !
The hexagon is nearly 30,000 km (20,000 miles) wide. This is large enough that two Earths could fit inside the storm with room to spare.
It is a standing atmospheric wave created by a powerful jet stream that wraps around the pole. Winds along its edges can exceed 300 km/h (about 220 mph).
At the very center of the hexagon lies a deep, dark polar vortex that extends hundreds of kilometers down into Saturn's atmosphere.
Spacecraft/Mission: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI (Space Science Institute).
I see a lot of beautifully high-resolution space "photos" every time there's any kind of mission. And every photo of the Hexagon I've ever seen looks like a tardigrade's sphincter, so if that pic up there is true to life, I'd really like a source so I can enjoy. I'm not saying an illustration can't be educational and awe-inspiring, but I have a feeling most people think it's real.
I really do love space.



















