Views of a galaxy undergoing ram-pressure stripping (IMAGE)

International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research

Views of a galaxy undergoing ram-pressure stripping

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Two viewing angles of a galaxy undergoing ram-pressure stripping in the IllustrisTNG simulation. Each column shows matter of a different form in the galaxy and its immediate surroundings. From left to right: (1) atomic gas; (2) molecular gas; (3) all gas; (4) stars; and (5) dark matter.

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Adam Stevens/ICRAR

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