Hexagon
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A hexagon is a polygon with 6 sides and 6 corners (vertices). Like regular triangles and squares, hexagons fit together without gaps. They are therefore often used in tiling floors (which is known as tesselation). They are also quite common in nature. The honeycombs in beehives are hexagons, for example
[change] Hexagons: in nature and by humankind
 A beehive honeycomb |
 The scutes of a turtle's carapace |
 Micrograph of a snowflake |
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 Hexagonal floor tesselations (in Rome) |
 A regular hexagon. |
 An aerial view of Fort Jefferson in Dry Tortugas National Park |
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- Definition and properties of a hexagon With interactive animation
- Cassini Images Bizarre Hexagon on Saturn
- Saturn's Strange Hexagon
- A hexagonal feature around Saturn's North Pole
- "Bizarre Hexagon Spotted on Saturn" - from Space.com (27 March 2007)
