Vela Molecular Ridge
Vela Molecular Ridge is a molecular cloud complex in the constellations Vela and Puppis. Radio 12CO observations of the region showed the ridge to be composed of several clouds, each with masses 100,000–1,000,000 Mass of the Sun|. This cloud complex lies on the sky in the direction of the Gum Nebula and the Carina–Sagittarius Spiral Arm.
