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March 31, 2020 | Snow Forever

National Geographic photographer Robert Sisson set out to find a way to preserve the shape of snowflakes, long after they melted. He succeeded, using a form of casting, and captured the results—which appeared in the January 1970 issue.

Photograph by ROBERT SISSON, Nat Geo Image Collection