We present results from the analysis of a BeppoSAX observation of the Centaurus Cluster .
The radial metal abundance profile shows evidence of a large enhancement in the core , where Ab > 1 ( sol .
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The temperature map indicates that the cluster is characterized by a gradient oriented in the NW/SE direction , with cooler gas in the NW and hotter gas in the SE ( \Delta kT \sim 1 keV ) .
In hard X-rays , where the PDS detects emission with a flux of 2.2 \times 10 ^ { -11 } erg/cm ^ { 2 } /s in the 20-200 keV band , the spectrum lies above the extrapolation of the cluster thermal emission .
We discuss several possible interpretations for the hard excess finding that none is completely satisfactory .