Saturn’s six-sided cloud pattern gets a close look

New images show particles in the planet’s hexagonally shaped jet stream

SUPER SWIRL  A sharp boundary defines the six-sided cloud pattern that spans about 30,000 kilometers across Saturn’s north pole, as seen in this new false-color image from the Cassini spacecraft.

Hampton University, SSI, JPL-Caltech/NASA

Saturn’s strange six-sided cloud pattern has gotten its day in the sun.