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Record 1 2022-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

Dust and gas primarily in the form of hydrogen molecules are the main constituents of the coldest, densest clouds in the interstellar medium. These molecular clouds ... have typical temperatures of around 10 Kelvin and densities upward of 102 particles/cm3 [cubic centimetres], masses ranging from a few to over a million solar masses and diameters from 20 to 200 parsecs.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale

Spanish

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