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Far-Outer Galaxy Molecular Clouds

And a comparison of molecular clouds across the Galaxy

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Unsolved Problems of the Milky Way

Part of the book series: International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale ((IAUS,volume 169))

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The outer Galaxy (defined as those parts of the Galaxy with galactocentric distances R>Ro=8.5 kpc) in general and particularly the outermost regions (R ≳ 16 kpc; the far-outer Galaxy or FOG) has not received the attention that has been dedicated to the inner Galaxy and the solar neighbourhood.

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  1. Istituto di Radioastronomia, CNR, Via Gobetti 101, 40129, Bologna, Italy

    J. Brand

  2. I. Physikalisches Institut der Univ. zu Köln, Zülpicher Str. 77, 50937, Koln, Germany

    J. G. A. Wouterloot

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  1. Department of Astronomy, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA

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Brand, J., Wouterloot, J.G.A. (1996). Far-Outer Galaxy Molecular Clouds. In: Blitz, L., Teuben, P. (eds) Unsolved Problems of the Milky Way. International Astronomical Union / Union Astronomique Internationale, vol 169. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1687-6_89

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