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The
Mice Galaxies
, NGC 4676A (right) and NGC 4676B (left), are two
spiral galaxies
in the
constellation
Coma Berenices
that are presently in the process of colliding and merging. Their name refers to the long tails produced by
galactic tides
.
Photo credit:
Hubble Space Telescope
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