ALMA and Rosetta Detect Freon-40 in Space

Organohalogen methyl chloride (Freon-40) discovered by ALMA around the infant stars in IRAS 16293-2422. These same organic compounds were discovered in the thin atmosphere surrounding Comet 67P/C-G by the ROSINA instrument on ESA's Rosetta space probe.

Credit:

B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF); NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA

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Publicatiedatum:2 oktober 2017 17:00
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Naam:IRAS 16293-2422
Type:Milky Way : Star
Categorie:Illustrations

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