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<i>Spitzer Space Telescope</i> Detection of the Young Supernova Remnant 1E 0102.2-7219

<i>Spitzer Space Telescope</i> Detection of the Young Supernova Remnant 1E 0102.2-7219

We present infrared observations of the young, oxygen-rich supernova remnant 1E 0102.2-7219 (E0102) in the Small Magellanic Cloud, obtained with the Spitzer Space Telescope. The remnant is detected at 24 μm but not at 8 or 70 μm and has a filled morphology with two prominent filaments. We find evidence …