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written by Kenneth Libbrecht
This website, from Caltech, contains the basic facts about snowflakes and snow crystals, along with many images.  The structure of ice, the basic form of a snowflake, the dependence of shape on temperature and humidity, and growing "designer snowflakes" in the lab are described.  Links provide more information and image galleries.
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credit: SnowCrystals.com; image source; larger image This resource was featured by the Physics To Go collection from February 1, 2008 until February 16, 2008. View the feature here!


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crystal, ice, image gallery, snow, snow crystal, snowflake
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Metadata instance created January 22, 2008 by Ann Deml
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February 22, 2025 by Lyle Barbato
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Libbrecht, K. (n.d.). A Snow Crystal Primer. Retrieved May 2, 2025, from https://www.snowcrystals.com/science/science.html
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