Hubble snaps heavyweight of the Leo Triplet
Thursday, April 8, 2010 - 12:08
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Hubble has snapped a spectacular view of the largest "player" in the Leo Triplet, a galaxy with an unusual anatomy: it displays asymmetric spiral arms and an apparently displaced core. The peculiar anatomy is most likely caused by the gravitational pull of the other two members of the trio.