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The Sloan Great Wall: Largest Known Structure?

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for November 7, 2007 is “The Sloan Great Wall: Largest Known Structure?,” an image. The picture is copyrighted by its creator (Credit & Copyright: W. Schaap (Kapteyn Institute, U. Groningen ) et al., 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey). The original explanation runs about 172 words.

The Sloan Great Wall: Largest Known Structure?
Credit & Copyright: W. Schaap (Kapteyn Institute, U. Groningen ) et al., 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey Copyrighted Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“What is the largest structure known? The answer might depend on how one defines “structure.””

— APOD editors, November 7, 2007

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
November 7, 2007
Type
Image
Credit
Credit & Copyright: W. Schaap (Kapteyn Institute, U. Groningen ) et al., 2dF Galaxy Redshift Survey
Copyright
Copyrighted by the credited creator. Ask the copyright holder before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 172 words

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