Author Archives: Paul J. Connolly

About Paul J. Connolly

Atmospheric Scientist at The University of Manchester. Botherer of clouds and tinkerer with computer code.

Understanding Saturn’s Hexagon

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Students at the University of Manchester have been investigating the formation and persistence of Saturn’s Hexagon: a hexagonal wind pattern, 3 times the size of earth, near the north pole in the atmosphere of Saturn. Saturn’s Hexagon first caught my … Continue reading

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