Compared to the Mass of Our Own Milky Way Galaxy

question 8

Multiple Choice

Compared to the mass of our own Milky Way Galaxy, the total mass we estimate for the Andromeda Galaxy is

• A) a lot smaller
• B) a little bit smaller
• C) exactly the same
• D) somewhat bigger
• E) not something we can measure

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