The Science of Snowflakes

Snow Flakes Snow Crystals Science Caltech physics professor Kenneth G. Libbrecht
Kenneth G. Libbrecht

Hollow Columns
Hexagonal columns often form with cone-like hollow regions in their ends. Sometimes the ends grow over and enclose a pair of bubbles in the ice, as seen in the sample above.

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