ALMA Image of the Protostar MMS5/OMC-3 (IMAGE)

National Institutes of Natural Sciences

ALMA Image of the Protostar MMS5/OMC-3

Caption

The protostar is located at the center and the gas streams are ejected to the east and west (left and right). The slow outflow is shown in orange and the fast jet is shown in blue. It is obvious that the axes of the outflow and jet are misaligned.

Credit

ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO), Matsushita et al.

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