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	This file was a candidate in Picture of the Year 2006. This is a featured picture on Wikimedia Commons (Featured pictures) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here. This is a featured picture on the Persian language Wikipedia (نگاره‌های برگزیده) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here. This is a featured picture on the Croatian language Wikipedia (Slika tjedna) and is considered one of the finest images. See its nomination here. If you have an image of similar quality that can be published under a suitable copyright license, be sure to upload it, tag it, and nominate it.

This image was selected as picture of the day on Wikimedia Commons for 28 October 2006. It was captioned as follows:

English: Snow flakes highly magnified by a low-temperature scanning electron microscope (SEM).

Other languages:

Asturianu: Ñeve al traviés d'un microscopiu de barríu lletrónicu.

Čeština: 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).

Español: Copo de nieve visto a través de un microscopio de barrido electrónico.

Esperanto: neĝeroj en elektrona mikroskopo

Français : Flocons de neige vus au microscope électronique (MEB).

Galego: Folerpa vista a través de un microscopio de barrido electrónico.

Italiano: Fiocchi di neve ingranditi con un microscopio elettronico a scansione (SEM).

Magyar: Hópelyhek erős nagyításban (alacsony hőmérsékletű elektronmikroszkóp felvétele).

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.

Svenska: En snöflinga som förstorats i ett elektronmikroskop.

Türkçe: Düşük sıcalıkta elektron mikroskobu taramasınde çok büyütülmüş kar tanesi.

Русский: Снежинки, увеличенные при помощи сканирующего электронного микроскопа

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

中文：雪花的电子显微镜照片

Čeština: Tento obrázek byl vybrán jako obrázek týdne na České Wikipedii pro 7. týden roku 2016.

Dansk: Dette billede har været valgt som ugens billede på den Tjekkiske Wikipedia i uge 7, 2016.

Deutsch: Dieses Bild wurde als Bild der Woche auf der tschechischen Wikipedia für die 7. Woche 2016 ausgewählt.

English: This image was selected as a picture of the week on the Czech Wikipedia for 7^th week, 2016.

Français : Cette image est sélectionnée en tant qu’image de la semaine sur la Wikipédia Tchèque pour la 7^e semaine de 2016.

Italiano: Questa immagine è stata selezionata come Immagine della settimana su Wikipedia in ceco per la VII settimana del 2016.

Magyar: Ezt a képet 2016 7. hetében a hét képének választották a cseh Wikipédián.

Svenska: Denna bild valdes som veckans bild på tjeckiskspråkiga Wikipedia för vecka 7, 2016.

Македонски: Сликава е избрана за слика на неделата на чешката Википедија за VII недела од 2016 година.

Русский: Эта иллюстрация была выбрана изображением недели в чешском разделе «Википедии» для недели номер 7 2016 года.

Українська: Ця ілюстрація була вибрана зображенням тижня в чеському розділі «Вікіпедії» для тижня номер 7, 2016 року.

العربية : اُختيرت هذه الصُّورة لتكون صُورة الأسبوع في ويكيبيديا التشيكية في الأسبوع 7 في سنة 2016.

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DescriptionSnow crystals.png	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. Українська: Сніжинки. Низькотемпературна електронна мікроскопія (SEM), псевдокольори. Tiếng Việt: Các bông tuyết trong nhiệt độ thấp nhìn dưới kính hiển vi điện tử quét. Màu sắc được phối bởi chương trình máy tính tích hợp do các hình ảnh của kính hiển vi điện tử quét là không màu.
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Permission (Reusing this file)	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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