ALMA image of carbon monoxide around Beta Pictoris (infographic)

The ALMA image of carbon monoxide around Beta Pictoris (above) can be deprojected (below) to simulate a view looking down on the system, revealing the large concentration of gas in its outer reaches. For comparison, orbits within the Solar System are shown for scale.

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ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/F. Reddy

À propos de l'image

Identification:eso1408d
Type:Dessin
Date de publication:6 mars 2014 20:00
Communiqués de presse en rapport:eso1408
Taille:1920 x 2880 px

À propos de l'objet

Nom:Beta Pictoris
Type:Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System
Catégorie:Exoplanets
Illustrations

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