ALMA image of carbon monoxide around Beta Pictoris (infographic)
The ALMA image of carbon monoxide around Beta Pictoris (above) can be deprojected (below) to simulate a view looking down on the system, revealing the large concentration of gas in its outer reaches. For comparison, orbits within the Solar System are shown for scale.
Credit:ALMA (ESO/NAOJ/NRAO) and NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/F. Reddy
About the Image
| Id: | eso1408d |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 6 March 2014, 20:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1408 |
| Size: | 1920 x 2880 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Beta Pictoris |
| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Category: | Exoplanets Illustrations |
