planet? but how a cloud can be shaped like an hexagon?. i read the nasa and jpl pages but i don't get it.
2007-03-30 06:56:31 · 4 answers · asked by doom98999 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
I read this too. I think it's fascinating. This wasn't mentioned in any of the reading I did but here is my theory: I think it's a standing wave, probably from resonance of some kind around the pole that basically sets up a wave action that makes it appear as a hexagon. If it had a higher frequency, you'd see an octogon or decagon... or a circle. At a high enough frequency, the corners would just blur together to make a continuous curve. If it has a lower frequency, you may get a square shape instead.
2007-03-30 07:08:52 · answer #1 · answered by CurazyJ 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is very definitely a cloud; Saturn's atmosphere is essentially *all* clouds, and the surface is not visible at all.
However, the process by which such an odd hexagonal shape was created is unknown. I expect that they will eventually be able to come up with a computer model that reproduces it, but for now it is a mystery.
2007-03-30 07:56:24 · answer #2 · answered by Astronomer1980 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Since no astronomer or planetary scientist has figured it out, why would you expect to get the answer here? Give them some time to do some modelling and figure it out..
2007-03-30 07:05:35 · answer #3 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
saturn hexagon is made of tiny particales of heavenly boby. there is no atomosphere and gravition so it shape like hexagon.
2007-03-30 07:05:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋