Snow Line (IMAGE)

National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Snow Line

Caption

This ALMA image (green) shows the region where CO snow has formed around the star TW Hydrae (indicated at center). The blue circle represents where the orbit of Neptune would be when comparing it to the size of our solar system.

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Karin Oberg, Harvard University/University of Virginia

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