30′ × 30′ XMM-Newton MOS1/2 color image of G296.7–0.9 (red 0.5–0.9 keV, green 0.9–1.3 keV, and blue 1.3–2 keV). The superimposed images are binned with 6″ per pixel and smoothed by a Gaussian kernel of σ = 30″ to enhance the visibility of the diffuse emission. The photons detected in the annular sector shown in white were used for spectral analysis of the SNR.