Ice crystals, light micrograph, grown under the light microscope at -45 degrees Celsius. Ice crystals typically have hexagonal symmetry, as seen here.

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Ice crystals, light micrograph, grown under the light microscope at -45 degrees Celsius. Ice crystals typically have hexagonal symmetry, as seen here. No two ice crystals are identical.

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