This large fuzzy blob in the center of this image is the central dominant galaxy of the cluster that surrounds it. The arrow points to several large clumps of stars near the center of the galaxy. What do those clumps probably represent?

A) Each clump was probably once the center of an individual galaxy.
B) The clumps are regions of extremely strong x-ray emission.
C) Each clump is the endpoint of one of the galaxy's spiral arms.
D) The clumps are globular clusters orbiting the center of the galaxy.


A) Each clump was probably once the center of an individual galaxy.

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