Publication Date:
2011-08-24
Description:
It is proposed that the Local Bubble was caused by the SN that produced the Geminga pulsar. The pulsar's 300,000-year age is used in conjunction with the motion of a recently discovered optical counterpart to verify that the SN was well-positioned for production of the Local Bubble if the explosion occurred within 60 pc of the solar system.
Keywords:
ASTROPHYSICS
Type:
Nature (ISSN 0028-0836); 361; 6414; p. 706, 707.
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