Yukimarimo are balls of fine frost formed at low temperatures, between -50C (-59F) and -58C (-72F).
Yukimarimo are balls of fine frost formed at low temperatures, between -50C (-59F) and -58C (-72F). This phenomenon was first noted in Antarctica in 1995. The balls are formed by electrostatic attraction between ice crystals. Yukimarimo are very light and very similar to cotton. They behave a bit like tumbleweed in deserts.Picture by Heather Moe, NOAA Corpsand A. Barbero, IPEV/PNRA -- source link
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