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Saturn has a big, weird decagon around its south pole
A decagon – a geometric polygon with 10 sides and 10 angles – has been found on Saturn, and nobody is quite sure how it got there
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/ Email Print Saturn as captured by the Hubble Space Telescope on 29 August 2025. The black arrows mark the position of the decagon NASA, ESA, A. S?nchez-Lavega (Basque Country University, EHU) Saturn has a new, odd weather pattern resembling a decagon near its south pole. This may have formed due to a large storm nearby, but researchers aren’t totally sure.
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