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Section of graphic illustrating processes that may produce complex molecules in cold interstellar space.

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Telescope	GBT
Type of Observation	Continuum Observations
Center of Image	RA: 01:00:0.00, Dec: 01:00:0.00 (J2000)
Field of View	0.0167 x 0.0167 degrees
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Astronomical database entries for shock front
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