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<i>Herschel</i>far-infrared observations of the Carina Nebula complex

B. Gaczkowski, T. Preibisch, T. Ratzka, V. Roccatagliata, H. Ohlendorf, H. Zinnecker

Astronomy and Astrophysics · 2012 · 43 citations · 83 references

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Context. The Carina Nebula represents one of the largest and most active star forming regions known in our Galaxy. It contains numerous very massive (M ≳ 40 M⊙) stars that strongly affect the surrounding clouds by their ionizing radiation and stellar winds.

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