The Clouds of Magellan

Details The Clouds of Magellan The Clouds of Magellan

Apr 1985

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1985sciam.252..106m&link_type=abstract

Scientific American (ISSN 0036-8733), vol. 252, April 1985, p. 106-114.

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

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Astronomical Models, Evolution (Development), Magellanic Clouds, Cosmic Gases, Milky Way Galaxy, Molecular Clouds, Tides, Turbulent Wakes, Wave Interaction

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Observational data on the LMC, the SMC, and the Magellanic Stream (MS) are summarized, and theoretical models developed to explain their evolution are reviewed. Topics discussed include: the large gas clouds surrounding and linking the SMC and LMC; the discovery that the SMC comprises two components which are moving apart at relative velocity 40 km/s; the hypothesis that the LMC has disrupted the SMC by tidal interaction; and the tidal, primordial, and turbulent-wake models of interaction between the Clouds and the Galaxy, producing the MS. Photographs, radial-velocity and neutral-hydrogen maps, and diagrams are provided.

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