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English: Ordinary hexagonal dendrite snowflake, highly magnified by a low-temperature scanning electron microscope. This version has been artificially colorized to emphasize the central flake.
Français : Flocon dendritique hexagonal ordinaire, fortement agrandi par un microscope électronique à balayage et à basse température. Version colorisée pour mettre en évidence le flocon central.
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Electron Microscopy Unit, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture |
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This image was selected as a picture of the day for March 13, 2007. It was captioned as followed:
English: Ordinary hexagonal dendrite snowflake, highly magnified by a low-temperature scanning electron microscope.
English: Ordinary hexagonal dendrite snowflake, highly magnified by a low-temperature scanning electron microscope.
Magyar: Közönséges hatszögletű hópehely, erős nagyításban elektronmikroszkóp alatt
日本語: 電子顕微鏡で見た雪の結晶
Polski: Płatek śniegu w formie sześcioramiennego dendrytu widziany w dużym powiększeniu przy użyciu niskotemperaturowego elektronowego mikroskopu skaningowego.
Русский: Обычная шестиугольная древовидная снежинка, изображение получено с использованием растрового электронного микроскопа.
Slovenčina: Obyčajná snehová vločka, šesťuholníkový dendrit, vysoké zväčšenie nízkoteplotným elektrónovým mikroskopom.
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| current | 16:27, 6 August 2005 | 2,400×3,600 (10.19 MB) | Brian0918 | (Snow flakes highly magnified by a low-temperature scanning electron microscope (SEM). {{PD-USGov}} http://emu.arsusda.gov/snowsite/ Category:Snow Category:Microscopic images Category:PD US Government) |
