astrophysical gas structure
C42053
concept
An astrophysical gas structure is a large-scale, gravitationally or pressure-bound aggregation of gas in space—such as clouds, filaments, or shells—whose physical properties and dynamics influence and trace key processes like star formation, feedback, and galactic evolution.
Observed surface forms (3)
- molecular cloud core ×3
- astrophysical plasma structure ×1
- dense molecular cloud structures ×1
Instances (6)
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M16
via concept surface "dense molecular cloud structures"
surface form: Pillars of Creation
- Barnard 1 via concept surface "molecular cloud core"
- L1448 via concept surface "molecular cloud core"
- W3 Main via concept surface "molecular cloud core"
- Leading Arm
- Io plasma torus via concept surface "astrophysical plasma structure"