Betelgeuse probable convection cells (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Betelgeuse probable convection cells

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An image of Betelgeuse captured in 2017 by the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, showing probable convection cells at the surface.

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ALMA/ESO/NAOJ/NRAO/E. O'Gorman/P. Kervella

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