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Subject Matter Experts: Farook Al-Shamali, Martin Connors
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Acknowledgments

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“Hubble Snaps Images of a Pinwheel-Shaped Galaxy” © Hubble Site, by NASA, ESA, The Hubble Heritage Team, (STScI/AURA) and A. Riess (STScI).

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