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Heavens Above => Astronomy & Near Earth Phenomena => Topic started by: sybershot on July 28, 2013, 11:48:25 AM

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Question: what do you think
Option 1: hoax votes: 0
Option 2: intelligent design votes: 0
Option 3: natural votes: 4
Title: Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Post by: sybershot on July 28, 2013, 11:48:25 AM
This indeed odd, and got me wondering. Is this a hoax, intelligent design, or just a natural created design
Title: Re: Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Post by: DaveMorton on July 28, 2013, 11:51:05 AM
A link to what you're referring to would be good. :P
Title: Re: Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Post by: sybershot on July 28, 2013, 11:52:02 AM
I forgot to add that DOUGH!!!! http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/media/cassini-20070327.html (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/media/cassini-20070327.html)
Title: Re: Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Post by: Data on July 28, 2013, 12:04:51 PM
Shapes like that do happen in nature, I'm thinking crystals and snowflakes.

All I can say apart from Very Odd.   :scratch-head:
Title: Re: Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Post by: sybershot on July 28, 2013, 12:24:07 PM
indeed Data one does find those shapes in nature but What got me thinking and what makes it odd, is the circular center and outer rings with a hex in-between.
I still have no guess, but it does make me  :scratch-head:
Title: Re: Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Post by: Snowcrash on July 28, 2013, 14:27:51 PM
You can get hex pattern in a frying pan by heating oil to the right temperature. Can't find a video to show it though  :(

This page is from 2007 and there's lots of pictures and a couple of movies of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fg1M6_Gug8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fg1M6_Gug8)
Title: Re: Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Post by: sybershot on July 28, 2013, 14:38:56 PM
Okay after watching that video, it makes me  :scratch-head: even more. A yearly hurricane with a locked position :O
Some sort of natural phenomenon that keeps this hurricane stationary, what could it possible be? or perhaps there could be a devise creating this hurricane. Things that make you go hmmm.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2ayWcJfxo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XF2ayWcJfxo)
Title: Re: Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Post by: Snowcrash on July 28, 2013, 15:39:28 PM
Saturn is a big ball of gas, with a day of about 10.5 hours.

It looks like the storm is locked to the rotational pole. It's not a hurricane in the Earth sense 'cos there's no ocean.
Title: Re: Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Post by: Snowcrash on September 17, 2013, 18:58:07 PM
Found an interesting addition to this thread on BABlog (http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2013/09/17/saturn_photos_hexagonal_weather_and_a_ring_light_surge.html).

Scientists create hex in a lab.

Saturn's Hexagon Replicated In Laboratory (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQzLY17ncWM#)
Title: Re: Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
Post by: sybershot on October 13, 2013, 02:33:25 AM
nice find Snowcrash thanks  :thumbsup: :thumbsup: