Tag: cosmic horrors

There’s a Hexagonal Storm Larger than the Earth Rotating at Saturn’s North Pole ‽

…AND NONE OF YOU TOLD ME!!!

natural color animation of hexagonal storm on Saturn (via Wikipedia)
natural color animation of hexagonal storm on Saturn (via Wikipedia)
  • NASA’s page on this weather phenomenon (with some stunning images and animations):  
  • Good overview of the science behind this over on Wikipedia. 

This weather feature has lasted decades, if not centuries. YOU HAD AMPLE TIME TO MENTION IT!!!

How do we sleep with the roiling eye of an angry God staring at us?

(via NASA) https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/missions/cassini/science/saturn/hexagon-in-motion/
(via NASA)

See also:

"Saturn Devouring His Son" by Francisco Goya
“Saturn Devouring His Son” by Francisco Goya