Illustration of Ripples in Perseus (IMAGE)

Royal Astronomical Society

Illustration of Ripples in Perseus

Caption

The sound waves (ripples) in the hot gas that fills the Perseus cluster are shown in this artist’s impression. They are thought to have been generated by cavities blown out by jets from a supermassive black hole (bright white spot) at the centre of the galaxy.

Credit

NASA/NASA/CXC/M.Weiss

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License

Public Domain

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