Wow! Saturn Rings and Weird Hexagon Vortex Dazzle in NASA Photo

If you're trying to make the case that Saturn is the most beautiful planet in the solar system, this new photo could be Exhibit A. The image, which was captured by NASA's Saturn-orbiting Cassini spacecraft, shows the gas giant's iconic rings, its complex, many-banded atmosphere and the bizarre six-sided vortex that swirls around the planet's north pole. Cassini took the newly released photo on July 16, when it was about 1 million miles (1.6 million km) from Saturn, NASA officials said.

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