Galaxy Cluster Abell 520's hot gas (Chandra)
This image shows regions of hot gas at the core of merging galaxy cluster Abell 520, detected by NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. The gas is evidence that a collision between massive galaxy clusters took place.
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About the Image
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| Id: | opo1210f |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 23 March 2012, 17:01 |
| Size: | 2734 x 1758 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Abell 520 |
| Type: | • Early Universe : Galaxy : Grouping : Cluster • Cosmology Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 2 billion light years |
