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Supernova explosion - Artist view

author: Don Dixon/Novapix

reference: a-snv99-20002

Image Size 300 DPI: 23 * 29 cm

Mountain ranges melt on the outer planet of a star that has gone supernova. Even before the wave of ejecta from the exploding star reaches the planet, the unimaginably intense radiation has turned the world's crust molten.

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Keywords for this photo:

2012 - ASTRONOMY - EVOLUTION - EXOPLANET - EXPLOSION - EXTRASOLAR PLANET - ILLUSTRATION - STAR - SUPERNOVA -