The Building of Galactic Disks: Insights from the Triangulum Spiral Galaxy Messier 33

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Block, D L
Puerari, I
Fazio, G. G.
Stockton, A
Canalizo, G
Freeman, Kenneth
Jarrett, Thomas H
Combes, F
Groess, R
Worthey, G

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Cambridge University Press

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The Triangulum Spiral Galaxy Messier 33 offers unique insights into the building of a galactic disk. We identify spectacular arcs of intermediate age (0.6 Gyr - 2 Gyr) stars in the low-metallicity outer disk. The northern arc spans ∼120 degrees in azimu

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Proceedings of International Astronomical Union Symposium 235

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2037-12-31