Visuals: Spitzer Captures Fruits of Massive Stars' Labors

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ssc2005-12a: All Pillars Point to Eta
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/N. Smith (Univ. of Colorado at Boulder)

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ssc2005-12v1: Pillars Behind the Dust
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC)

ssc2005-12v2: Carina in Context
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/J. Keller (SSC)

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