The Science of Snowflakes

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

Bullet Rosettes
This shape results when ice grains yield multiple crystals in random orientations. Sometimes a bullet rosette can become a capped rosette, as shown in the sample above.

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