Mudcrack Patterns
by Owen Borville
September 22, 2021
Science, Mathematics
Mud cracks form as water-saturated mud dries out and contracts while breaking into pieces.
Mud crack patterns form unique geometric shapes. Commonly mud cracks form hexagonal shapes, the pattern of the least stress. Rectilinear patterns are also common in mudcracks.
Mud crack patterns are seen repeatedly across the Earth and can be described as a fractal.
by Owen Borville
September 22, 2021
Science, Mathematics
Mud cracks form as water-saturated mud dries out and contracts while breaking into pieces.
Mud crack patterns form unique geometric shapes. Commonly mud cracks form hexagonal shapes, the pattern of the least stress. Rectilinear patterns are also common in mudcracks.
Mud crack patterns are seen repeatedly across the Earth and can be described as a fractal.
