Bizarre hexagon spotted in Saturn’s clouds

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Bizarre hexagon spotted in Saturn’s clouds

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One of the most bizarre weather patterns in the solar system has been photographed at Saturn, where astronomers have spotted a huge, six-sided feature circling the north pole.
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That is clear evidence of intelligent alien activity on a planet in our system. Cause for real concern, IMO.


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OMG! It's a giant concertina!
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MarkS wrote:OMG! It's a giant concertina!
Now, I am really frightened.
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MarkS wrote:OMG! It's a giant concertina!
EVERYBODY PANIC!
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Remember when Abbie Hoffman levitated the Pentagon? Well, there you go.
(The extra side? Maybe the Saturnians design improvement.)
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Tyler Morris wrote:
MarkS wrote:OMG! It's a giant concertina!
EVERYBODY PANIC!
Don't panic. He said concertina not piano accordion.

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I wonder if that indicates frozen water. Snowflakes are 6 sided. Of course, given the size of Saturn,I'd have to imaging that that figure is something about the size of earth. Making that snowflake something that I would not want to shovel.
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The hexagon is nearly 15,000 miles (25,000 kilometers) across. Nearly four Earths could fit inside it.
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Remember when Abbie Hoffman levitated the Pentagon? Well, there you go.
The [Pentagon] is nearly 15,000 miles (25,000 kilometers) across. Nearly four Earths could fit inside it.
Typical 'Merican attitude....sheesh :P
I'm sure that's exatly how Dubya feels about it. :D
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Tyler Morris wrote:
Remember when Abbie Hoffman levitated the Pentagon? Well, there you go.
The [Pentagon] is nearly 15,000 miles (25,000 kilometers) across. Nearly four Earths could fit inside it.
Typical 'Merican attitude....sheesh :P
I'm sure that's exatly how Dubya feels about it. :D
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Dub will NOT BE PLEASED about Saturn's Pentagon being larger than ours! :swear:
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Denny wrote:
Tyler Morris wrote:
Remember when Abbie Hoffman levitated the Pentagon? Well, there you go.
The [Pentagon] is nearly 15,000 miles (25,000 kilometers) across. Nearly four Earths could fit inside it.
Typical 'Merican attitude....sheesh :P
I'm sure that's exatly how Dubya feels about it. :D
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crookedtune wrote:Dub will NOT BE PLEASED about Saturn's Pentagon being larger than ours! :swear:
Saturn doesn't have a Pentagon. It has a Hexagon. Of course, Dubya probably won't notice the difference... :twisted: :wink:
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