NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has captured a stunning discovery that has taken astronomers by surprise: a gigantic 10-sided atmospheric structure (a decagon) encircling Saturn's south pole! Measuring an incredible 167,800 kilometers wide — with each side about 16,800 km — this formation emerges years after the famous discovery of the hexagon at the north pole. In this video, we explain why the south pole was hidden from our view between 2012 and 2023, how the phenomenon formed from atmospheric waves in jet streams, and what scientists expect to observe in the coming years as the structure evolves until the peak of solar radiation in 2032.
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