Exploring the Perturbed Milky Way Disk and the Substructures of the Outer Disk
- Award ID(s):
- 1908653
- Publication Date:
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10299109
- Journal Name:
- The Astrophysical Journal
- Volume:
- 905
- Issue:
- 1
- Page Range or eLocation-ID:
- 6
- ISSN:
- 0004-637X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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