ABOUT THIS IMAGE:

A towering "mountain" of cold hydrogen gas laced with dust is the site of new star formation in the Carina Nebula. The great gas pillar is being eroded by the ultraviolet radiation from the hottest newborn stars in the nebula.

Object Names: Carina Nebula, NGC 3372

Image Type: Astronomical

Credit for Hubble Image: NASA, ESA, N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley), and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)

Credit for CTIO Image: N. Smith (University of California, Berkeley) and NOAO/AURA/NSF

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The above image is part of a montage:

Montage Image: Star-Forming Region in the Carina Nebula Image Type: Astronomical/Illustration PRC2007-16d

Star-Forming Region in the Carina Nebula: Detail 2 Image Type: Astronomical

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