Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Snow Crystal (Image 5)

Snow Crystal (Image 5)
Tue, 02 Nov 2010 04:11:52 -0500

A sectored plate snow crystal

A sectored plate snow crystal.

Stellar plates--thin, plate-like crystals with six broad arms that form a star-like shape--often show distinctive ridges that point to the corners between adjacent prism facets. When these ridges are especially prominent, the crystals are called ...

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