[DSRP Evidence](https://dsrpevidence.org/)

# A decagon wave around Saturn's south pole

Sánchez-Lavega et al., 2026, Science Advances — Astronomy

Patterns: [Distinctions](https://dsrpevidence.org/pattern/distinctions), [Systems](https://dsrpevidence.org/pattern/systems)

## In short

Saturn's south-polar atmosphere organizes into a coherent whole-system wave spanning multiple atmospheric layers, categorically distinct from previously known polar jet patterns.

## What they found (results)

A decade of Hubble and ground-based imaging revealed a persistent ten-sided standing wave encircling Saturn's south pole, strengthening since 2023 and extending through multiple atmospheric depths — the first large regular jet pattern seen in Saturn's southern hemisphere.

These researchers were not testing DSRP. The finding is theirs; the correspondence to DSRP is drawn by this site.

[Source](https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aee4251)