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Dave2042
29-11-2012, 12:16 PM
Saw this beautiful image. I find the hexagonal cloud structure in the second shot fascinating. I'm not aware that anyone has an explanation beyond 'some kind of standing wave produced by chaos, maybe'.

Anyone know more about this?

http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2012/11272100-saturn-south-pole-raw.html