Saturn's Hexagon Viewed from the Ground

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This photo of Saturn was obtained on January 26, 2013 image of Saturn obtained by the husband-and-wife team of Darryl Pfitzner Milika and Patricia Nicholas from South Australia. Vertices of Saturn's north polar hexagon can be clearly seen (north is downward).

Darryl Pfitzner Milika and Patricia Nicholas

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Contact us to request publication permission from the copyright holder. Original image data dated on or about January 26, 2013