December 6, 2013

Picture of the hexagon, the huge hurricane on Saturn's north pole, taken by the Cassini space probe (Photo NASA/JPL-Caltech/SSI/Hampton University)

The hexagon shaped hurricane that occupies the entire north pole of Saturn has fascinated astronomers since it was discovered during the Voyager missions in the early ’80s. About a year ago, the Cassini spacecraft passed above it and, thanks to a favorable sunlight, it was able to take high resolution pictures of this peculiar weather phenomenon. Now NASA has released these photos during a Google+ hangout that had purpose to present them.