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The Magellanic Stream
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 25 April 2016
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I shall briefly outline some observational aspects of the Magellanic Stream before discussing the pros and cons of the two conflicting theories of its origin: a) that the Stream was pulled out of the Clouds by tidal forces produced by a close encounter with our Galaxy and b) that the gas clouds of the Stream are primordial and in the same orbit as the Magellanic Clouds.
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- Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia , Volume 3 , Issue 1 , September 1976 , pp. 20 - 23
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- Copyright © Astronomical Society of Australia 1976
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