Hailstone from the French Quarter in Tübingen - the automated ice texture analyzer shows the internal crystal structure. The colors show the orientation of the crystallographic lattice of each individual ice crystal and show that the hailstone underwent four growth stages.
Hailstone from the French Quarter in Tübingen - the automated ice texture analyzer shows the internal crystal structure. The colors show the orientation of the crystallographic lattice of each individual ice crystal and show that the hailstone underwent four growth stages. The Tübingen region has recently seen hailstorms that brought back memories of the devastating storm of 2013. At that time, billions of dollars in damage were caused, and the damage from the most recent storms is still being assessed. Despite all the trouble hailstones cause, they also possess a previously unknown inner beauty. In a recent study, Tübingen geoscientists Professor Paul Bons and Dr. Catherine Bauer made hailstones' crystal structure visible for the first time. They collected hailstones from the 2013 Tübingen storm and analyzed them in the laboratory.
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