Composite 10 (IMAGE)

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Composite 10

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Composite ALMA image of NGC 6334I, a star-forming region in the Cat's Paw Nebula, taken with the Band 10 receivers, ALMA's highest-frequency vision. The blue component is heavy water (HDO) streaming away from either a single protostar or a small cluster of protostars. The orange region is the "continuum emission" in the same region, which scientists found is extraordinarily rich in molecular fingerprints, including glycolaldehyde, the simplest sugar-related molecule.

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ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO): NRAO/AUI/NSF, B. Saxton

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