We present high angular resolution (~0.5") 10 and 18 micron images of the region around G29.96-0.02 taken from the Gemini North 8-m telescope using the mid-infrared imager and spectrometer OSCIR. These observations were centered on the location of a group of water masers, which delineate the site of a hot molecular core believed to contain an extremely young, massive star. We report here the direct detection of a hot molecular core at mid-infrared wavelengths at this location. The size and

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... t of the core at 18 microns appears to be very similar to the morphology as seen in integrated NH3 maps. However, our observations indicate that the mid-infrared emission may not be exactly coincident with the NH3 emission.