16th Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
Spiral galaxy

With the onset of winter on the lake the first ice froze. Under the influence of frost, wind and changes in the water level cracks formed. The bizarre form of cracks in the thickness of the ice causes associations with space.

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Date Taken: 11.2016
Date Uploaded: 11.2018
Photo Location: Russia
Copyright: © Sergey Kurochkin