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Bok globule
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English
thumb|Bok globules
Etymology
They were first observed by astronomer Bart Bok in the 1940s.
Noun
A dark cloud of dense cosmic dust and gas in which star formation sometimes takes place.
Translations
dark cloud of cosmic dust and gas
Japanese: ja ボック・グロビュール Bokku gurobyūru
Portuguese: pt glóbulo de Bok m
Spanish: es glóbulo de Bok m
en eponyms
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