The tidal remnant of an unusually metal-poor globular cluster.
Journal
Nature
ISSN: 1476-4687
Titre abrégé: Nature
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0410462
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
07 2020
07 2020
Historique:
received:
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12
2019
accepted:
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05
2020
entrez:
31
7
2020
pubmed:
31
7
2020
medline:
31
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2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Globular clusters are some of the oldest bound stellar structures observed in the Universe
Identifiants
pubmed: 32728241
doi: 10.1038/s41586-020-2483-6
pii: 10.1038/s41586-020-2483-6
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
768-770Commentaires et corrections
Type : CommentIn
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