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                           Astronomy Picture of the Day   
      
       Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our   
         fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation   
                       written by a professional astronomer.   
      
                                 2025 February 23   
       The planet Saturn is seen very close up. The clouds are tinted beige   
        and tan, while parts of rings are seen at the top and bottom of the   
      image. At the north pole of Saturn at the top, a blue-tinted hexagon is   
        visible. Please see the explanation for more detailed information.   
      
                          Saturn in Infrared from Cassini   
         Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, SSI; Processing: Maksim Kakitsev   
      
      Explanation: Saturn looks slightly different in infrared light. Bands   
      of clouds show great structure, including long stretching storms. Also   
      quite striking in infrared is the unusual hexagonal cloud pattern   
      surrounding Saturn's North Pole. Each side of the dark hexagon spans   
      roughly the width of our Earth. The hexagon's existence was not   
      predicted, and its origin and likely stability remain a topics of   
      research. Saturn's famous rings circle the planet and cast shadows   
      below the equator. The featured image was taken by the robotic Cassini   
      spacecraft in 2014 in several infrared colors. In 2017 September, the   
      Cassini mission was brought to a dramatic conclusion when the   
      spacecraft was directed to dive into the ringed giant.   
      
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