![]() Credit: E. Wiebe
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Frost feathers on a cold morning. This frost formed on a car windshield overnight. Ice crystals grow initially along scratches and defects in the glass. Further growth occurs preferentially on older crystals forming this dendritic (branching) growth pattern. |
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