File:New Class of Cross-Shaped Gravitational Lenses for Probing Structure of the Cosmos (1995-43-348).jpg

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These two objects represent a new distant class of quadruple, or cross-shaped, gravitational lenses which might eventually provide astronomers with a powerful new "magnifying glass" for probing a variety of characteristics of the universe.

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English: These two objects represent a new distant class of quadruple, or cross-shaped, gravitational lenses which might eventually provide astronomers with a powerful new "magnifying glass" for probing a variety of characteristics of the universe.
Date 18 October 1995 (upload date)
Source New Class of Cross-Shaped Gravitational Lenses for Probing Structure of the Cosmos
Author Kavan Ratnatunga (Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD)
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Gravitational Lensing; Cosmology; Distant Galaxies; Dark Matter

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