ALMA Image of Salt in Orion Source I

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ALMA Image of Salt in Orion Source I

ALMA image of the salty disk surrounding the young, massive star Orion Source I (blue ring). It is shown in relation to the Orion Molecular Cloud 1, a region of explosive starbirth. The background near infrared image was taken with the Gemini Observatory.

Credit: ALMA (NRAO/ESO/NAOJ); NRAO/AUI/NSF; Gemini Observatory/AURA

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Telescope	ALMA; Gemini Observatory
Band	-; Near-Infrared
Date	2016-10-31T09:18:31.967999; -

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