Ceiling of an ice cave in Bavaria, Germany
Snowflake
A close view of a ribbon-like fracture in ice
A dendrite snowflake
Patterned glacier ice on Baffin Island, Canada
Sectored plate snowflake
A plate snowflake crystal
A dendrite snowflake crystal
Light and shadows on snowy hills in North America
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Ice Cave Ceiling
Peaks and valleys ripple across the ceiling of an ice cave in Bavaria, Germany.
Photograph by Carsten Peter
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Patterns in Nature: Snow and Ice

Snow and Ice pattern photos, from National Geographic.

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