Hexagon on Saturn

freeztar · 03-29-2007

I'm surprised nobody has been talking about this yet...
Have you watched the video?
I keep trying to formulate an explanation, but nothing seems to make much sense. How does the shape exist in such a perfect form despite rotation and, surely, ever changing atmospherical conditions?
If it's not a geological feature, then what forces could be at work to hold the gasses in such a ponderous shape?
Discuss.

Pyrotex · 03-29-2007

My guess is that it is a natural resonance feature. At that latitude, some pertubation of the atmosphere will go through exactly six cycles while the wind speed (jet streams) make exactly one rotation. But that still doesn't explain everything in the pix.

freeztar · 03-29-2007

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Originally Posted by Pyrotex

My guess is that it is a natural resonance feature. At that latitude, some pertubation of the atmosphere will go through exactly six cycles while the wind speed (jet streams) make exactly one rotation. But that still doesn't explain everything in the pix.

I think I understand what you are saying, but why do the prturbations go through 6 cycles and why are the angles so constant? Or do we know?
Why is this phenomena not observed on other planets?

Turtle · 03-29-2007

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Originally Posted by freeztar

I'm surprised nobody has been talking about this yet...
Have you watched the video?
I keep trying to formulate an explanation, but nothing seems to make much sense. How does the shape exist in such a perfect form despite rotation and, surely, ever changing atmospherical conditions?
If it's not a geological feature, then what forces could be at work to hold the gasses in such a ponderous shape?
Discuss.

I'm no fluid dynamicist, so I can't say much more than I'm not as surprised as every one else. So much for the 'no straight lines in Nature' meme.

ColdCreation made an interesting comment in the article C1ay posted:

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Originally Posted by ColdCreation

Wow. The movie is cool. I wonder if this geometric configuration has anything to do with Lagrange points, which also form a hexagon shape with respect to satellites.

CC

http://hypography.com/forums/astrono...on-saturn.html

My lack of surprise is in no small part due to Buckminster Fuller and his Synergetics. Are you familiar with it?
Full text >>> R. Buckminster Fuller's SYNERGETICS

I have been trying to get a discussion going on it for over 2 years now without success. > Little help here!? Turtle down on isle #6!!!

http://hypography.com/forums/waterco...minster+Fuller

freeztar · 03-29-2007

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Originally Posted by Turtle

I'm no fluid dynamicist, so I can't say much more than I'm not as surprised as every one else. So much for the 'no straight lines in Nature' meme.

ColdCreation made an interesting comment in the article C1ay posted:

http://hypography.com/forums/astrono...on-saturn.html

My lack of surprise is in no small part due to Buckminster Fuller and his Synergetics. Are you familiar with it?
Full text >>> R. Buckminster Fuller's SYNERGETICS

I have been trying to get a discussion going on it for over 2 years now without success. > Little help here!? Turtle down on isle #6!!!

http://hypography.com/forums/waterco...minster+Fuller

Yep, quite familiar with ol Buckster. I remember that thread from when I first joined way back when. I think I even made a post (I'll have to check that though). I seem to remember a bit of it going over my head. Guess its time to revisit it.