Schematic picture of the protrusion in Orion Nebula
Orion’s Veil Protrusion
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Schematic picture of the protrusion (green lines, center right) and outflows of ionized carbon extending beyond the protrusion — where the shell has likely been pierced — overlaid on a Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer image of the region.

Credit
NASA/JPL-Caltech/WISE Team; Kavak et al.
Image Number
SCI2022_0020

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