Raindrops

Overview

Raindrops are, well, raindrops. They fall from clouds as precipitation, especially those of the nimbus variety.

The Shape of a Raindrop

I learned very recently that the typical shape associated with raindrops is actually very much incorrect. Water droplets falling as precipitation are generally round at small sizes (1-2 mm), and then flatten out on the bottom as they grow larger.

These images are sourced from NASA.

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