Saturn's Hexagon Storm

[dpetritsch]

Interesting is that they discovered a long lasting storm on Saturn's Pole, more interesting is that when you watch the video you see the clouds revolve in a counter clockwise motion, but the hexagon "DOES NOT MOVE!" conclusion that it could be a fixed mass?

 

[ws6transam]

Perhaps, what we are observing is something that Arthur C. Clarke hinted at in his series of space odyssey novels: The formation of a solid carbon crystal at the center of a gas giant due to the intense atmospheric pressure and a large concentration of carbon/hydrogen compounds. I'm not much of an astronomer, but a quick check shows that carbon crystals, given enough time, will grow into an octahedral shape with six-sided, hexagonal faces. <br /><br />Perhaps we're seeing the effects of a gigantic, mountain-sized diamond, suspended by gravity and pressure, at the core of Saturn? Slowly forged over the course of 3.8 billion years?<br /><br />Go read 2059, Oddyssey III and tell me what you think. It's a neat idea, anyway.<br />

 

[silylene old]

duplicate thread. See http://uplink.space.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=sciastro&Number=689912&page=0&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=2#Post691076 <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><em><font color="#0000ff">- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -</font></em> </div><div class="Discussion_UserSignature" align="center"><font color="#0000ff"><em>I really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function.</em></font> </div> </div>

 

[telfrow]

Please use the thread noted above by <font color="yellow">silylene</font>for a discussion of the subject. This thread will be locked. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <strong><font color="#3366ff">Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will to strive, to seek, to find and not to yeild.</font> - <font color="#3366ff"><em>Tennyson</em></font></strong> </div>