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What geometric weather feature circles Saturn's north pole?

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A hexagon

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A giant six-sided jet stream circles Saturn's north pole, creating the planet's famous hexagon.

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The hexagon is a pattern in Saturn's atmosphere, not a solid structure.

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Sources: NASA