Dusty Reflections in the Scorpion Claws
Between the claws of the dreaded scorpion imagined by the ancient Greeks lies this giant dust cloud, imaged by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. The constellation of Scorpius is prominent in the summer night sky in North America.
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NASA ID
PIA14874
Date Created
November 9, 2011
Center
JPL
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