Split snowflake, light micrograph. Snowflakes are ice crystals that form in air that has a temperature near the freezing point of water. If the air is calm, then a symmetrical, hexagonal snowflake can form, but if conditions vary across the snowflake, then a split snowflake can form, as here. The growth at left is more than the growth at right. The exact shape of each snowflake depends on local climatic conditions within the precise area of the cloud where it is formed. As such, no two snowflakes are identical, with each individual pattern emerging as the crystal grows. | |
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Credit: | Science Photo Library / Libbrecht, Kenneth |
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