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- An amateur astronomer in Australia observed a large ten-sided atmospheric wave on Saturn from their backyard.
- The observation confirmed the existence of a decagon-shaped feature around Saturn's south pole.
- Years of data from the Hubble Space Telescope also confirmed the decagon's existence.
- The ten-sided wave is intertwined with fierce jet streams and spans numerous atmospheric levels.
- The finding sheds light on circulatory processes within the atmospheres of gas giants like Saturn.
What to watch next
- Further amateur or telescope observations of Saturn's polar atmospheric waves.
- New research on how jet streams shape atmospheric patterns on gas giants.
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