XUE 1 Spectrum detects CO (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

XUE 1 Spectrum detects CO

Caption

This spectrum shows data from the protoplanetary disk termed XUE 1, which is located in the star cluster Pismis 24. It features the observed signatures of carbon monoxide spanning 4.95 to 5.15 microns.

 

Credit

NASA, ESA, CSA, M. Ramírez-Tannus (Max Planck Institute for Astronomy), J. Olmsted (STScI)

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