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File:Mira 1997.jpg

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Description This image by the Hubble Space Telescope displays an asymmetrical shape of the red giant star Mira. This may be due to expansion-contraction cycles, or else unresolved surface features.
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Source HubbleSite STScI-1997-26
Author Margarita Karovska (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics) and NASA
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current14:08, 26 April 2019Thumbnail for version as of 14:08, 26 April 2019502 × 502 (25 KB)FriedrichKiefererBetter resolution and quality.
19:57, 25 August 2006Thumbnail for version as of 19:57, 25 August 2006350 × 350 (10 KB)RJHallRed Giant Star Mira's Football Shape

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