Concept information
Preferred term
galactic corona
Definition(s)
- The terms galactic corona and gaseous corona have been used in the first decade of the 21st century to describe a hot, ionised, gaseous component in the galactic halo of the Milky Way. A similar body of very hot and tenuous gas in the halo of any spiral galaxy may also be described by these terms. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galactic_corona)
Broader concept(s)
Synonym(s)
- gaseous corona
In other languages
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French
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couronne gazeuse
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-MK8GD30B-P
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