Gould Belt

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Nov 2000

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2000eaa..booke1915d&link_type=abstract

"Encyclopedia of Astronomy and Astrophysics, Edited by Paul Murdin, article 1915. Bristol: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2001

Astronomy and Astrophysics

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Galaxies, Milky Way Galaxy

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Most stars in the solar neighborhood younger than about 60 million years are located in a flattened structure of about 700 parsec (pc) in size, surrounding the Sun. This structure also contains much interstellar atomic and molecular gas, and is called Gould's Belt. It is inclined by nearly 20° relative to the general stellar population of the Galactic plane, which has an average age of several bi...

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