Local Group Dark Matter (IMAGE)

Durham University

Local Group Dark Matter

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Description: The visible galaxies in the Local Group simulation, shown in the lower right, only trace a tiny fraction of the vast number of dark matter halos, revealed in the upper left.

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Credit: John Helly, Till Sawala, James Trayford, Durham University

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