SNR0540-69 -the Crab twin- revisited: Chandra vs. HST

High resolution images of the Crab-like SNR SNR0540-69 have been recently obtained by the HRC, on board the Chandra X-ray Observatory, and by the FORS1 instrument, attached to ESO/VLT1. A detailed comparison of these images with an archival Planetary Camera one will be presented.