Hydrogen cyanide emission of the young star HD 163296 (IMAGE)

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Hydrogen cyanide emission of the young star HD 163296

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This image of ALMA data from the young star HD 163296 shows hydrogen cyanide emission. The MAPS project zoomed in on hydrogen cyanide and other organic and inorganic compounds in planet-forming disks to gain a better understanding of the compositions of young planets and how the compositions link to where planets form in a protoplanetary disk

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ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/D. Berry (NRAO), K. Öberg et al (MAPS)

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