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This 10.0 mm (0.4 inches) monster snowflake holds the Guinness record for the largest snow crystal. A microscope was used to photograph it in four quadrants, which were later digitally recombined.

Just how big can a snowflake get? It depends on what you mean by 'snowflake'

The Guinness World Record folks would have us believe in a 19th century snowflake more than a foot wide, but some scientists are skeptical.

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  • Nell Greenfieldboyce