Why does the top of Saturn look like a hexagon? Does the bottom look identical?

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I recently saw [this](https://imgur.com/a/5Um3Su4) picture of Saturn and I wanted to know why does the top of it have a visible hexagon? Does the bottom of the planet look the same, and if so do they overlap if looking at the planet from a top view?

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It’s still a matter of scientific speculation, though most believe it is caused by a standing wave, with laboratory experiments being able to replicate the hexagon through differential rotation of fluids.

The south side does not look the same.

This is from Wikipedia.

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