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High Velocities
Measured
The Neon in supernova remnant E0102-72 has been detected moving at velocities exceeding 1000 km/sec. Arrows indicate the relative velocities of the different regions; arrows pointing toward the right indicate that the material is moving along the line of sight toward us.
(Credit: NASA/MIT/C. Canizares, J. Houck.)
The Neon in supernova remnant E0102-72 has been detected moving at velocities exceeding 1000 km/sec. Arrows indicate the relative velocities of the different regions; arrows pointing toward the right indicate that the material is moving along the line of sight toward us.
(Credit: NASA/MIT/C. Canizares, J. Houck.)
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