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Localization of a Fast Radio Burst
Image Credit: Chatterjee et al., 2017, Nature, 541, 58
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Localization of a Fast Radio Burst
Very Large Array radio image of a single millisecond duration burst known as FRB 121102 (a,b). This is the first localization of an FRB, conclusively showing an extragalactic origin. The dispersed pulse is shown in part c.
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