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The Action-Packed Centaurus A

ESA/Herschel/PACS/SPIRE/C.D. Wilson, MacMaster University, Canada2012-04-04

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This parallelogram shaped region of dust observed by ESA Herschel Space telescope can be best described using galaxy formation models where a flat spiral galaxy collides with an elliptical galaxy becoming warped in the process.

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  • Title: The Action-Packed Centaurus A
  • Creator: ESA/Herschel/PACS/SPIRE/C.D. Wilson, MacMaster University, Canada
  • Date Created: 2012-04-04
  • Rights: JPL
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