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Description
English: Snow flakes highly magnified by a low-temperature scanning electron microscope (SEM). The colours are called "pseudo colours", they are computer generated and are a standard technique used with SEM images.
Français : Flocons de neige observés avec un Microscope Electronique à Balayage (MEB) à basse température. l'image est en fausse couleurs, une pratique courament utilisée pour ce type d'image.
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Public domain This image is in the public domain because it contains materials that originally came from the Agricultural Research Service, the research agency of the United States Department of Agriculture.


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Picture of the day This image was selected as a picture of the day for October 28, 2006. It was captioned as followed:
English: Snow flakes highly magnified by a low-temperature scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Asturianu: Ñeve al traviés d'un microscopiu de barríu lletrónicu.
Česky: Sněhová vločka ve velkém zvětšení rastrovacím elektronovým mikroskopem
Deutsch: Schneeflocken im Rasterelektronenmikroskop
English: Snow flakes highly magnified by a low-temperature scanning electron microscope (SEM).
Esperanto: neĝeroj en elektrona mikroskopo
Español: Copo de nieve visto a través de un microscopio de barrido electrónico.
Français : Flocons de neige vus au microscope électronique (MEB).
Galego: Folerpa vista a través de un microscopio de barrido electrónico.
Magyar: Hópelyhek erős nagyításban (alacsony hőmérsékletű elektronmikroszkóp felvétele).
Italiano: Fiocchi di neve ingranditi con un microscopio elettronico a scansione (SEM).
日本語: 低温走査型電子顕微鏡(SEM)によって拡大された雪片
‪Norsk (nynorsk)‬: Eit snøflak forstørra i eit elektronmikroskop.
Polski: Obraz płatków śniegu w dużym powiększeniu, uzyskany skaningowym mikroskopem elektronowym.
Português: Flocos de neve vistos ao microscópio eletrônico.
Русский: Снежинки, увеличенные при помощи сканирующего электронного микроскопа
Svenska: En snöflinga som förstorats i ett elektronmikroskop.
Türkçe: Düşük sıcalıkta elektron mikroskobu taramasınde çok büyütülmüş kar tanesi.
‪中文(简体)‬: 雪花的电子显微镜照片

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current16:00, 6 August 20052,400×1,886 (5.47 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)