Pentakis snub dodecahedron

Pentakis snub dodecahedron
Geodesic polyhedron{3,5+}2,1
Conway k5sD or dwdI
Faces140 triangles
Edges210
Vertices72
Vertex configurations(12) 35
(60) 36
Symmetry groupIcosahedral (I)
Dual polyhedronTruncated pentagonal hexecontahedron
Propertiesconvex, chiral
Net
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The pentakis snub dodecahedron is a convex polyhedron with 140 triangular faces, 210 edges, and 72 vertices. It has chiral icosahedral symmetry.[1]

Construction

Its name comes from a topological construction from the snub dodecahedron with the kis operator applied to the pentagonal faces. In this construction, all the vertices are computed to be the same distance from the center. The 80 of the triangles are equilateral, and 60 triangles from the pentagons are isosceles.

Uses

It is a (2,1) geodesic polyhedron, made of all triangles. The path between the valence-5 vertices is two edges in a row, and then a turn and one more edge.

See also

References

  1. Spherical Models, IV. Geodesic domes, p.83 Photo 36,{3,5+}2,1
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