File:Andromeda and Milky Way collision sequence.jpg

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Description	This series of photo illustrations shows the predicted merger between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy.
Date	22 June 2012, 11:34:46
Source	http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/science/milky-way-collide.html
Author	Credit: NASA; ESA; Z. Levay and R. van der Marel, STScI; T. Hallas, and A. Mellinger
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- Sudar Andromede i Mliječnog puta
- Mliječnomeda
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- Az Androméda-galaxis és a Tejútrendszer ütközése
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- Masa depan alam semesta yang meluas
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- Zderzenie Galaktyki Andromedy z Drogą Mleczną
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- Столкновение Млечного Пути и галактики Андромеды
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- 仙女座星系-银河系的碰撞

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File change date and time	11:34, 22 June 2012
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Date and time of digitizing	10:30, 7 April 2011
Date metadata was last modified	13:30, 17 May 2012
Unique ID of original document	xmp.did:F77F117407206811A7BAC3E2742F6BEB

File:Andromeda and Milky Way collision sequence.jpg

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