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Why is our galaxy planar? |
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| Mar2-05, 02:59 PM | #1 |
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Why is our galaxy planar?
Why is our galaxy planar? Why isn't it spherical?
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| Mar2-05, 03:11 PM | #2 |
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Because it has rotational kinetic energy -- it's spinning.
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| Mar2-05, 04:03 PM | #3 |
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| Mar2-05, 06:45 PM | #4 |
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Why is our galaxy planar?
I think its more spherical than it looks. There's lots of dark matter in the halo.
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| Mar2-05, 07:38 PM | #5 |
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