Cosmic Cocoon
The aptly named Cocoon nebula is featured in this image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. This cloud of dust and gas is located in the constellation Cygnus, and is wrapped in a dark cloud of dust called Barnard 168.
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NASA ID
PIA13441
Date Created
October 20, 2010
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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