Molecular cloud
id:
molecular-cloud-188-18339413
title:
Molecular cloud
text:
A molecular cloud, sometimes called a stellar nursery (if star formation is occurring within), is a type of interstellar cloud, the density and size of which permit absorption nebulae, the formation of molecules (most commonly molecular hydrogen, H2), and the formation of H II regions. This is in contrast to other areas of the interstellar medium that contain predominantly ionized gas. Molecular hydrogen is difficult to detect by infrared and radio observations, so the molecule most often used t
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wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
Type of interstellar cloud
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molecular_cloud
date created:
2001-09-11T21:29:33Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T02:45:55Z
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image:
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fields total:
13
integrity:
16