Building a Buckyball Particle in Space Artist Concept
NASA Spitzer Space Telescope has detected the solid form of buckyballs in space for the first time. To form a solid particle, the buckyballs must stack together, as illustrated in this artist concept showing the very beginnings of the process.
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NASA ID
PIA15266
Date Created
February 22, 2012
Center
JPL
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