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Tessellation Featuring Dodecagons II

Tessellation Featuring Dodecagons

One of many photographs of Saturn provided by the Cassini spacecraft, and then projected onto the faces of a rhombic triacontahedron with the software available at http://www.software3d.com/stella.php.

Sol, Terra, and Luna On a Rhombicosidodecahedron

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Sol, Terra, and Luna On a Rhombicosidodecahedron

Projecting images on the sun, earth, and moon onto the faces of a rhombicosidodecahedron was accomplished with Stella 4d, software you may try for free at http://www.software3d.com/Stella.php.

Two Saturnian Moons Adorning a Rhombic Dodecahedron

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Two Saturnian Moons Adorning a Rhombic Dodecahedron

The larger moon shown, Saturn’s largest, is Titan, recognizable by its hazy atmosphere. The smaller one, which looks more like our own moon, is Rhea.

This image was captured by the Cassini spacecraft, which has been investigating the Saturnian system now for years.

Projecting the images onto the faces of a rhombic dodecahedron was done with Stella 4d, software you may try for free at http://www.software3d.com/stella.php.