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The hexagon is surrounded by several strand-like shapes.
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Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
One problem that Starship encountered during its fourth test flight in June, Musk added, was the loss of heat shield tiles — or thousands of small, black hexagons affixed to the spacecraft’s exterior that are meant to shield the vehicle from extreme temperatures during reentry.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Too, the idea of recalling the pattern of a carpet from a 45-year-old film sounds absurd — and yet the red-orange-brown hexagons lining the halls of the Overlook Hotel remain indelibly burnt into one’s mind.
—Parker Finn, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Scientists think that the edge, in the shape of a hexagon, has marked Saturn’s northern tip for centuries.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
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Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 27 July 2024
One problem that Starship encountered during its fourth test flight in June, Musk added, was the loss of heat shield tiles — or thousands of small, black hexagons affixed to the spacecraft’s exterior that are meant to shield the vehicle from extreme temperatures during reentry.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Too, the idea of recalling the pattern of a carpet from a 45-year-old film sounds absurd — and yet the red-orange-brown hexagons lining the halls of the Overlook Hotel remain indelibly burnt into one’s mind.
—Parker Finn, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
Scientists think that the edge, in the shape of a hexagon, has marked Saturn’s northern tip for centuries.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
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“Hexagon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hexagon. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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hexagon
noun
hexa·gon
ˈhek-sə-ˌgän 
: a polygon of six angles and six sides
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