
This plot of infrared data, called a spectrum, shows the strong signature of water vapor deep within the core of an embryonic star system, called NGC 1333-IRAS 4B. The data were captured by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope.
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NASA ID
PIA09965
Date Created
August 29, 2007
Center
JPL
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image
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