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Old 03-12-2016, 10:18 PM
Stevec35 (Steve)
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Originally Posted by Atmos View Post
That age in the LMC could possibly make it one of the younger globulars. The older ones in the Milky Way formed quicker due to larger concentrated mass and a more "volatile" environment (everything was pretty hectic some 12 Gyrs ago).
Many of the younger globulars within the Milky Way are captured for this same reason; galactic accretion!
Makes sense to me
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