Mapping the universe

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Nov 1989

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Science (ISSN 0036-8075), vol. 246, Nov. 17, 1989, p. 897-903. Research supported by the Smithsonian Institution and Digital Equ

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Maps, Galactic Structure, Hubble Constant, Universe, Cosmology, Emission Spectra, Line Of Sight, Line Spectra

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Maps of the galaxy distribution in the nearby universe reveal large coherent structures. The extent of the largest features is limited only by the size of the survey. Voids with a density typically 20 percent of the mean and with diameters of 5000 km/s are present in every survey large enough to contain them. Many galaxies lie in thin sheet-like structures. The largest sheet detected so far is the 'Great Wall' with a minimum extent of 60/h Mpc x 170/h Mpc, where h is the Hubble constant in units of 100 km/s per Mpc. The frequent occurrence of these structures is one of several serious challenges to our current understanding of the origin and evolution of the large-scale distribution of matter in the universe.

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