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Herschel Image of M31


Date: 04 January 2011
Satellite: Herschel
Depicts: M31 - Andromeda galaxy
Copyright: ESA/Herschel/PACS/SPIRE/J. Fritz, U. Gent

This image, taken at far-infrared wavelengths by ESA's Herschel Space Observatory, shows the Andromeda galaxy, also known as M31, the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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