Image B: IFU Graphic (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

Image B: IFU Graphic

Caption

A team of scientists used NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope’s spectrographic capabilities to gather data on Centaur 29P/Schwassmann-Wachmann 1, one of the most active objects in the outer solar system. The Webb data revealed never-before-seen features: two jets of carbon dioxide spewing in the north and south directions, and a jet of carbon monoxide pointing toward north.

 

Credit

NASA, ESA, CSA, L. Hustak (STScI), S. Faggi (NASA-GSFC, American University)

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