Thursday, April 05, 2007
the mystic wisdom of Saturn?
Hi y'all,
In case you haven't heard, the Cassini spacecraft has recently photographed
weather patterns on Saturn that have the scientific community completely
baffled. The north pole of Saturn has a giant clearly defined hexagon the
size of four earths, and the south pole has a giant human-like eye the size
of two earths. The shapes are not temporary, this is simply the clearest
they have been seen to date as they rotate with the planet. There are no
known explanations, and no other planet has anything like it. For
comparison, the giant red spot of Jupiter is a fairly conventional
long-lasting storm that swirls unevenly between the size of two and three
earths, with smaller storms coming and going nearby. None is hexagonal.
Article:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070327_saturn_hex.html
More photos:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/media/cassini-20070327.html
So let's have fun with the metaphysical theories! Anyone have astrological,
numeralogical, or other symbolic insights for wise old Saturn?
I will just note that common hexagons on earth include crystals of water
(snowflakes) and silicon dioxide (quartz), which are two of the most common
minerals on our planet's surface, and also bee honeycombs, where nature uses
hexagons to divide the space with minimal surface area, i.e. the least wall
material for the most coverage, more so than rectangles or triangles. How
or why these examples could scale up to the largest single hexagon in our
corner of the galaxy is beyond imagination.
regards,
Carl
In case you haven't heard, the Cassini spacecraft has recently photographed
weather patterns on Saturn that have the scientific community completely
baffled. The north pole of Saturn has a giant clearly defined hexagon the
size of four earths, and the south pole has a giant human-like eye the size
of two earths. The shapes are not temporary, this is simply the clearest
they have been seen to date as they rotate with the planet. There are no
known explanations, and no other planet has anything like it. For
comparison, the giant red spot of Jupiter is a fairly conventional
long-lasting storm that swirls unevenly between the size of two and three
earths, with smaller storms coming and going nearby. None is hexagonal.
Article:
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/070327_saturn_hex.html
More photos:
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/media/cassini-20070327.html
So let's have fun with the metaphysical theories! Anyone have astrological,
numeralogical, or other symbolic insights for wise old Saturn?
I will just note that common hexagons on earth include crystals of water
(snowflakes) and silicon dioxide (quartz), which are two of the most common
minerals on our planet's surface, and also bee honeycombs, where nature uses
hexagons to divide the space with minimal surface area, i.e. the least wall
material for the most coverage, more so than rectangles or triangles. How
or why these examples could scale up to the largest single hexagon in our
corner of the galaxy is beyond imagination.
regards,
Carl
