HUBBLE ATLAS

Deep fields & lensing

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July 17, 2003 · ESA/Hubble

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Using the powerful trick of gravitational lensing, a European and American team of astronomers have constructed an extensive ?mass map? of one of the most massive structures in our Universe. They believe that it will lead to a better understanding of how such systems assembled and the key role of dark matter.