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  • The Rose: NASA's Name for The Saturn Hexagon Arguably One of the Solar System's Most Stunning Views

    08/30/2015 7:13:16 AM PDT · by lbryce · 9 replies
    NASA ^ | July 28, 2013 | NASA
    The Rose The Rose The spinning vortex of Saturn's north polar storm resembles a deep red rose of giant proportions surrounded by green foliage in this false-color image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Measurements have sized the eye at a staggering 1,250 miles (2,000 kilometers) across with cloud speeds as fast as 330 miles per hour (150 meters per second). This image is among the first sunlit views of Saturn's north pole captured by Cassini's imaging cameras. When the spacecraft arrived in the Saturnian system in 2004, it was northern winter and the north pole was in darkness. Saturn's north pole...