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Cygnus Loop Supernova, a 3D model from NASA/Salvatore Orlando

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Cygnus Loop Supernova

Classification
3D model
Held by
NASA/Salvatore Orlando, NASA
Credit
NASA/Salvatore Orlando
Licence
Not subject to copyright in the United States (NASA), as NASA states it.
Who can see it
Teens profiles and older: its museum says too little about what it shows to place it for younger viewers. How works are placed

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About this object

The Cygnus Loop (also known as the Veil Nebula) is a supernova remnant, the remains of the explosive death of a massive star. This 3D model is the result of a simulation describing the interaction of a blast wave from the explosion with an isolated cloud of the interstellar medium (that is, dust and gas […]