Gaia-Enceladus

English

Alternative forms
  • Gaia Enceladus

Proper noun

Gaia-Enceladus

  1. (astronomy, galactic archaeology) A former galaxy, which merged into the Milky Way Galaxy around 10 billion years ago, the remnants of which now form the Gaia Sausage population within the Milky Way Galaxy.

Synonyms
  • Enceladus Galaxy
  • Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus
  • Sausage Galaxy
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