Warped Andromeda

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA2010-02-17

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This image from NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer highlights the Andromeda galaxy older stellar population in blue. A pronounced warp in the disk of the galaxy, the aftermath of a collision with another galaxy, can be seen in the spiral arm.

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Title: Warped Andromeda
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA
Date Created: 2010-02-17
Rights: JPL

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