The Making of a Galactic Parallelogram

NASA/JPL-Caltech2004-06-01

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This image taken by NASA Spitzer Space Telescope shows in unprecedented detail the galaxy Centaurus A last big meal: a spiral galaxy seemingly twisted into a parallelogram-shaped structure of dust.

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Title: The Making of a Galactic Parallelogram
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Date Created: 2004-06-01
Rights: JPL

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