Earth Features – Snowflakes

  • Snowflakes are intricate ice crystals that form when supercooled water droplets freeze around a nucleus (dust/pollen) in high-altitude clouds, developing a six-sided (hexagonal) structure due to water molecular bonding.
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Earth Features Astrophotography by Derek Rowley
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