Nasa orbiter captures 'hexagon' on Saturn

Latest images of Saturn released by Nasa show a bizarre six-sided hexagon feature encircling the entire north pole.

Nasa orbiter captures 'hexagon' on Saturn

Latest images of Saturn released by Nasa show a bizarre six-sided hexagon feature encircling the entire north pole.

The night-time views were captured by the visual and infrared mapping spectrometer onboard Nasa’s Cassini orbiter.

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