Interstellar molecule · CO₂
Carbon Dioxide
A common component of the icy mantles that coat interstellar dust grains, detected by the infrared absorption its ice produces against background starlight. Its abundance in ices records the chemistry and radiation history of a cloud.
Environments, telescopes & molecules
Knowledge connections
- Associated withSpectroscopy
- Associated withInfrared
- Associated withInterstellar Dust
Sources
The primary and reference sources this topic draws on.
- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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