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    EPOD - a service of USRA   
      
   The Earth Science Picture of the Day (EPOD) highlights the diverse processes   
   and phenomena which shape our planet and our lives. EPOD will collect and   
   archive photos, imagery, graphics, and artwork with short explanatory   
   captions and links exemplifying features within the Earth system. The   
   community is invited to contribute digital imagery, short captions and   
   relevant links.   
      
      
    Fernlike Snow Crystal   
      
      December 25, 2022   
      
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      Photographer:  Wilson Bentley   
      
      Summary Author:  Jim Foster   
      
      The lacy crystal shown above, as well as hundreds of other snow   
      crystals, were first photographed by Wilson Alwyn Bentley (1865-1931).   
      These photomicrographs are housed at the Bentley  Snow Crystal   
      Collection in the  Schwerdtfeger Library, at the University of   
      Wisconsin. According to the  Lee/Magano system, this lovely specimen   
      is classified as a fernlike dendrite snow crystal ( P2e). Snow   
      crystals are six-sided because the water molecules that form them are   
      characteristically  arranged in layers of hexagonal rings. This   
      results in their stunning  six-fold symmetry.   
      
      
      
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   Cryosphere Links   
      
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