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0 pointspama1y ago0 comments

Not sure I understand—healpix starts from the rhombic dodecahedron and then bisects the generalizations of the 12 squares each time. Where do octahedra come into play?

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pheelicks1y ago

My mistake, you are correct. The base solid is indeed the rhombic dodecahedron. I believe the point about the angular defect is still valid though.

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