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).

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