Methyl Chloride in Comet 67P/C-G

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Credit: B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)

Approximate location of comet 67P/C-G when the Rosetta space probe discovered traces of methyl chloride -- the same molecule detected by ALMA around the IRAS 16293-2422 star-forming region -- along with other molecules.

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Image Type: Collage
Object Name: Comet 67P/C-G
Subject - Solar System: Interplanetary Body > Comet

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ID: Gallery_nrao17cb27a
Subject Category: A.2.2
Subject Name: Comet 67P/C-G
Credits: B. Saxton (NRAO/AUI/NSF)

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Lightyears: 5.39E-5
Redshift: 5.39E-5
Reference Url: https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=8648

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Metadata Date: 2018-05-14T12:26:26-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

Detailed color mapping information coming soon...