Recent Observations Suggest That the Milky Way May

question 12

Multiple Choice

Recent observations suggest that the Milky Way may

• A) be an irregular galaxy,with chaotic distribution of matter within it.
• B) have vast stellar streams in a plane perpendicular to the galaxy's disk,formed by a collision of the Milky Way with another large spiral galaxy.
• C) be an elliptical galaxy,with little structure.
• D) have a central bar,formed by an elongation of the central bulge.

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