Hubble confirma corriente decagonal en el polo sur de Saturno

Hubble confirma corriente decagonal en el polo sur de Saturno

Ciencia

Astrónomos que usaron el telescopio espacial Hubble identificaron una corriente atmosférica decagonal que rodea el polo sur de Saturno, proporcionando un espejo al famoso hexágono del polo norte. Anteriormente, un equipo de investigadores informó sobre un enorme patrón de onda de diez lados en las nubes polares del sur, más grande y dinámico que el hexágono del norte.

Un análisis posterior de observaciones de Hubble realizadas entre 2023 y 2025 indicó que la estructura aún se está formando, a diferencia del estable vórtice del norte. Además, científicos que revisaron datos de la misión Cassini detectaron una onda estacionaria decagonal en el vórtice polar sur, complementando el patrón hexagonal ya conocido.

Actores

Agustín Sánchez-Lavega Leigh Fletcher Hubble Space Telescope European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope University of the Basque Country University of Leicester Science Advances

Ubicaciones

University of the Basque Country University of Leicester Very Large Telescope, Chile

Artículos

7 de septiembre de 2026
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Astronomers using Hubble found a new roughly 104,000-mile-wide ten-sided storm forming at Saturn’s south pole, a geometric twin to the famous hexagon that has long circled the north
Astronomers using Hubble found a new roughly 104,000-mile-wide ten-sided storm forming at Saturn’s south pole, a geometric twin to the famous hexagon that has long circled the north

Space Daily • 7 de sep 03:25

Astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope have identified a decagonal jet stream encircling Saturn's southern pole, offering a counterpart to the planet's long-known northern hexagon.

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6 de septiembre de 2026
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Saturn’s South Pole Is Apparently Decagon-Shaped
Saturn’s South Pole Is Apparently Decagon-Shaped

Hackaday • 6 de sep 20:00

Researchers analyzing Cassini data have identified a decagonal standing-wave structure in Saturn's southern polar vortex, complementing the previously known hexagonal pattern at the north pole.

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4 de septiembre de 2026
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NASA's Cassini spacecraft circled Saturn for 13 years and never saw a shape at the south pole, but when the planet's slow seasons tilted that pole back toward Earth, a giant ten-sided figure was waiti
NASA's Cassini spacecraft circled Saturn for 13 years and never saw a shape at the south pole, but when the planet's slow seasons tilted that pole back toward Earth, a giant ten-sided figure was waiti

Space Daily • 4 de sep 01:32

NASA and an international team reported that a regular decagonal jet pattern has been observed around Saturn's south pole, a feature not seen in earlier Cassini data.

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2 de septiembre de 2026
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Scientists find 10-sided wave pattern swirling in the clouds over Saturn's south pole
Scientists find 10-sided wave pattern swirling in the clouds over Saturn's south pole

ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos • 2 de sep 20:47

A team of researchers has detected a ten-sided jet stream formation in Saturn's southern polar clouds, a larger and more dynamic counterpart to the planet's known hexagonal feature.

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A Giant Hexagon Has Been Spinning at Saturn’s North Pole for Decades. Now, Scientists Found Its Twin
A Giant Hexagon Has Been Spinning at Saturn’s North Pole for Decades. Now, Scientists Found Its Twin

Gizmodo • 2 de sep 18:00

Hubble observations between 2023 and 2025 revealed a ten-sided atmospheric wave near Saturn's south pole, a structure that appears to be developing unlike the stable hexagonal vortex at the north pole.

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Scientists find a churning decagon over Saturn's south pole
Scientists find a churning decagon over Saturn's south pole

AP News • 2 de sep 18:00

A team of researchers has detected a massive ten-sided wave pattern in Saturn's southern polar clouds, a formation larger and more dynamic than the previously known hexagon at the north pole.

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