The Galaxy's Central Molecular Zone
Date
NANTEN CO (1-0) map. The region mapped by Herschel/HIFI is marked as a yellow box. Positions of ionized carbon [C II] and nitrogen [N II] observations by SOFIA/GREAT are indicated by crosses.
Credit
W. D. Langer, P. F., Goldsmith, J. D. Pineda, T. Velusamy, M. A., Requena-Torres, and H. Wiesemeyer
Image Number
SCI2015_0003