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Large groups of galaxy clusters that appear in sheetlike and threadlike shapes are known as?

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Large groups of galaxy clusters that appear in sheetlike and threadlike shapes are known as superclusters. These are a cluster of galaxies which themselves occur as clusters as well. One example is the Virgo supercluster. It is a mass concentration of galaxies that contains the Virgo Cluster.
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