P100014944

Record image and photograph

2023/12/04 - 2023/12/11

Satellites and Spacecraft > Astronomical Observation Satellites > X-Ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)
Observation Images > Astronomical Observation

Spectra of the supernova remnant N132D in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy 163,000 light years away. The spectrum in white was acquired by Resolve, and the spectrum in gray by the X-ray astronomy satellite Suzaku. The vertical axis is shifted to make it easier to compare the two spectra.

JAXA

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