Fig. 13 from Three‐dimensional Structure of the Milky Way Disk: The Distribution of Stars and Dust beyond 0.35 R⊙

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Three‐dimensional Structure of the Milky Way Disk: The Distribution of Stars and Dust beyond 0.35 R_⊙

Authors: Ronald Drimmel and David N. Spergel

Drimmel & Spergel 2001 The Astrophysical Journal 556 181.

Provider: AAS Journals

Caption: Fig. 13.

Surface density map of the dust, as inferred from the dust density model. Small black dot (upper center) shows the position of the Sun, which nearly lies on a small local feature, known as the Orion arm. Arms are incomplete on the side opposite the Sun owing to incomplete H II data.

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