Carbon atoms diffuse and bond together above 30 Kelvin (IMAGE)

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Carbon atoms diffuse and bond together above 30 Kelvin

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Above 30 Kelvin (minus 243 °C/minus 405.4 °F) carbon atoms diffuse and bond together to form diatomic carbon, C2. (Masashi Tsuge, et al. Nature Astronomy. September 14, 2023)

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Masashi Tsuge, et al. Nature Astronomy. September 14, 2023

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