Simulation of large scale structure

This very detailed simulation of large scale structure was created as part of the Illustris simulation. The distribution of dark matter is shown in blue and the gas distribution in orange. This simulation is for the current state of the Universe and is centered on a massive galaxy cluster. The region shown is about 300 million light-years across.

Credit:

Illustris Collaboration (not for commercial use)

About the Image

Id:eso1438b
Type:Simulation
Release date:19 November 2014, 12:00
Related releases:eso1438
Size:8192 x 8192 px

About the Object

Type:Local Universe : Cosmology : Morphology : Large-Scale Structure
Category:Cosmology

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