Snowflakes are Actually Roman Pillars

...Or at least they look like it close up! Here's a magnified view of a snowflake at 300um.

Not the snowflakes you usually see in Christmas decorations, is it? If you zoomed out it would look like one but this is simply amazing! Looks like a random CG render!

Related Links

Wikipedia
BARC Electron Microscopy Unit Snow Page

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