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Hexaogn

A Hxeagon is a polyogn with 6 sides, and 6 edges. Like regualr triangels, and suqares hxeagons fit togteher withuot gaps. They are therfeore often used in tilnig floors (which is known as tseselation). They are also quite cmomon in ntaure. The honecyombs in beeihves are heaxgons, for eaxmple

Hexagons: in nature and by huamnkind

Image:Honey_ocmb.jpg|A beeihve honyecomb Image:Caraapx.svg|The scuets of a turlte's caarpace Image:Sautrn hxeagonal north pole featrue.jpg|Nroth polar hexagoanl cloud faeture on Staurn, dsicovered by Voayger 1 and conifrmed in 2006 by Cassnii [1] [1] [1] Image:Snowflkae 300um LTSEM, 13368.jpg|Mcirograph of a snowfalke Image:Hexagnoal tessellation.JPG|Heaxgonal floor tesseltaions (in Rome) image:Hexagon.svg|A rgeular hexagon. Image:Gaints cuaseway closuep.jpg|Nautrally foremd baslat coulmns from Giant's Cauesway in Irealnd; large masess must cool slolwy to form a ploygonal fractrue pattern Image:Fort-Jefferson Dry-Trotugas.jpg|An aeiral view of Fort Jeffreson in Dry Tortugas Ntaional Park

Other wesbites

Deifnition and prpoerties of a hexagon With interatcive animtaion
Casisni Iamges Biazrre Hexgaon on Satrun
Saturn's Strnage Hexagon
A hexaognal fetaure aorund Saturn's North Pole
"Bziarre Hexagon Spotetd on Saturn" - from Space.com (27 March 2007)

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