# Gigantic Hexagon Over Saturn's South Pole. Link **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 2, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-hexagon-over-saturns-south-pole-link/475269 "2008-12-02T00:17:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-hexagon-over-saturns-south-pole-link/475269/1 "2008-12-02T00:17:24Z")
This is the damnedest, creepiest thing I’ve ever seen. > **[العاب الكارثة](https://www.al3abdisaster.com)** > > موقع فيه جميع أجزاء لعبة الكارثة و البيض احد العاب ألغاز و الذكاء Here’s an image link. The one on the left is North, the right is South pole. [http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/11/30/1\_3.jpg](http://images.stanzapub.com/readers/2008/11/30/1_3.jpg) What the fresh Hell is this all about? It’s topped with an _aurora…_ 😕:eek:😕 ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-hexagon-over-saturns-south-pole-link/475269/2 "2008-12-02T00:27:07Z")
Now — Now, _that_ is interesting… ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-hexagon-over-saturns-south-pole-link/475269/3 "2008-12-02T00:28:40Z")
> [@cmyk](#): > > Now — Now, _that_ is interesting… Yep. It was interesting [last year](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=414234), too. ---
**Author:** ![Neon\_Madman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e79b87/32.png) [@Neon\_Madman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neon_Madman)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-hexagon-over-saturns-south-pole-link/475269/4 "2008-12-02T00:56:39Z")
and here we all were expecting a _monolith_ ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-hexagon-over-saturns-south-pole-link/475269/5 "2008-12-02T01:10:49Z")
> [@Q.E.D](#): > > Yep. It was interesting [last year](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=414234), too. Oh, well in that case, it’s stupid now! Umm… what’s for dinner? ---
**Author:** ![AllWalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/db5fbb/32.png) [@AllWalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AllWalker)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 4:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-hexagon-over-saturns-south-pole-link/475269/6 "2008-12-02T04:05:17Z")
I that where the giant space bees\* go to make their giant space honey? \*blah blah blah, welcome insect overlords, blah blah blah ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-hexagon-over-saturns-south-pole-link/475269/7 "2008-12-02T04:11:25Z")
> [@AllWalker](#): > > \blah blah blah, welcome insect overlords, blah blah blah \Shouldn’t that be : blah blah blah, welcome **apian** overlords, blah blah blah ?\ ---
**Author:** ![elucidator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8edcca/32.png) [@elucidator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elucidator)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-hexagon-over-saturns-south-pole-link/475269/8 "2008-12-02T05:38:31Z")
They wouldn’t like it, that form of address is not the apian way. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Excellent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Mr.Excellent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Excellent)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-hexagon-over-saturns-south-pole-link/475269/9 "2008-12-02T05:43:24Z")
All these worlds are yours, except [Enceladus](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enceladus_(moon)). Attempt no landing there. (What? It’s a lot like Europa). ---
**Author:** ![dougie\_monty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@dougie\_monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougie_monty)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-hexagon-over-saturns-south-pole-link/475269/10 "2008-12-02T06:03:08Z")
> [@elucidator](#): > > They wouldn’t like it, that form of address is not the apian way. Besides, it’s not the northern pole, it’s the Saturn. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-hexagon-over-saturns-south-pole-link/475269/11 "2008-12-02T12:28:19Z")
The article seems to indicate it’s the North pole of Saturn, not the South. ---
**Author:** ![Squink](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5e925/32.png) [@Squink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Squink)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gigantic-hexagon-over-saturns-south-pole-link/475269/12 "2008-12-02T12:44:17Z")
Here’s the movie: [Spinning Saturn Hexagon](http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/multimedia/pia09187.html)