IAUS379: Dynamical Masses of Local Group Galaxies

The Magellanic System

22 Mar 2023, 16:50

40m

Haus H, Telegrafenberg

Invited review talk SESSION 4 : The Magellanic System: the Clouds, the Stream and the Leading Arm SESSION 4 : The Magellanic System: the Clouds, the Stream and the Leading Arm

Speaker

Elena d’Onghia (UNIVERSITY of WISCONSIN–MADISON)

Description

The Magellanic Stream is the most spectacular example of a gaseous stream in the local Universe. In this review I will discuss the Stream's importance for many areas of Galactic astronomy, summarize key unanswered questions, and identify future observations and simulations needed to resolve them.