The Unified Astronomy Thesaurus

Galaxy dark matter halos

http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1880

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Dark halo
Dark halos
Dark matter halos
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broader
http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/622 original
narrower
1880 original
definition A vast region surrounding a galaxy where dynamical tracers reveal a large amount of hidden mass. The halo has considerable mass but relatively low luminosity, suggesting the presence of a lot of dark matter.
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http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1049 original
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1880 original
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contributor AAS_Frey.Katie original
creator AAS_Frey.Katie original