INCREDIBLE GEOMETRIC SHAPES FOUND IN NATURE
Sometimes, you'll even find shapes hidden in nature — a rainbow that's a perfect semi-circle or hexagonal honeycombs.
We rounded up photos of both natural and man-made shapes that can be found in the outside world.
Some of them are more perfect than others, but there's no denying that these images are all breathtaking.
25 MOON RING
When the sun and moon aligned over Earth in May 2012, the sun turned into this ring for a short period of time.
24 aloe vera plant
These tear-drop-shaped leaves.
Aloe vera can be used to help with a number of ailments, including sunburn.
23 Tessellated Pavement, Tasmania, Australia.
It occurs when erosion causes flat rock surfaces to form almost perfect rectangles.
22 spider web
It's crazy to think that this intricate web — which is both full of shapes and a shape itself
21 honeycombs
IT is perfectly hexagonal, but it's the shades of the honey in them that mystified bee keepers.
20 Trees round rings
Dendrochronology, or tree-ring dating, is a scientific method that uses these rings to determine how old a tree is.
19 snowflakes
When seen up close, snowflakes have incredibly perfect geometric shapes.
18 vegetable field, Pathum, Thailand
These long rectangular strips form a vegetable field in Thailand's Pathum Thani province.
17 palm oil plantation, Sumatra, Indonesia
This palm oil plantation in Indonesia's South Sumatra province looks like four perfect triangles from above
16 NASA photo, moon as well as the borders of the troposphere, the tropopause, and Earth's atmosphere
The troposphere is the orange portion in this photo. It's the lowest and most dense portion of the Earth's atmosphere
15 Stick-straight lines, Bern, Switzerland.
Stick-straight lines cross through snow-blanketed fields in Mühlethurnen, near Bern, Switzerland.
14 lenticular clouds
These spheres aren't UFOs — they're actually clouds.
The clouds pictured above are called lenticular clouds. When the temperature drops low enough, these stationary clouds often form on the downside of a mountain range
13 Boat trails , Croatia.
Boat trails can look like art from above.
Two boats make circles in the ocean near Croatia.
12 Bales of hay, Calais, France.
The orderly rows in this photo are bales of hay, formed thanks to the tractor.
11 Daffodils, Chelsea, London.
These daffodils almost fit into each other.
10 Dried up Blocks
These dried up blocks used to be part of a pond.
9 round shapes, sea ice, Arctic Ocean.
These round shapes are created by the sea ice that forms over the Arctic Ocean.
8 Supermoon
A rare, perfectly round "supermoon" occurred in September of 2015.
7 The Colle des Mees, solar farm, France
The farm is home to 112,780 solar modules, spread out over almost 500 acres.
6 rectangular plots Treatment Facility, Fresno, California.
These rectangular plots make up the Fresno-Clovis Regional Wastewater Treatment Facility in Fresno, California.
5 Red sand dunes, Namibia
The red sand dunes of Namibia create some beautiful shapes
4 double rainbow
This amazing double rainbow appeared after heavy monsoon storms. It was seen in Nevada in 2012.
3 Rakotzbrücke bridge, Germany
When viewed on a calm day, when the water below is still, bridge creates a perfect circle due to its reflection.
2 Keukenhof Park, Lisse, Netherlands
Keukenhof Park is located in Lisse in the Netherlands and is considered to be the largest flower garden in the world. Its clean borders and vibrant colors are striking.
1 Geometric village, china
This geometric tourist attraction spans over 300 acres and is located in a small village in China. It consist of peach and plum trees.
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