Annotated Version of Chandra Image (IMAGE)

Chandra X-ray Center

Annotated Version of Chandra Image

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This version of the Chandra image of 30 Doradus outlines where the superbubbles have been carved into cooler surrounding dust and gas by intense radiation and searing winds from massive stars.

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NASA/CXC/Penn State/L. Townsley

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