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1. 1. Hunting for Substructure in the Milky Way

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Astronomi - Genomgår omorganisation

   Author : Melissa Harris; [2015]
   Keywords : merger events; Milky Way; dynamics; elemental abundances; chemodynamical analysis; Physics and Astronomy;

   Abstract : Studies of the Milky Way including how it formed and evolved through time are the key to understanding how other galaxies behave. The Milky Way is the most convenient galaxy to study, because the close proximity of stars means astronomers can collect precise spectral and dynamical data from individual stars. READ MORE