Galaxy Zoo: Quantifying Morphological Indicators of Galaxy Interaction
We use Galaxy Zoo 2 visual classifications to study the morphological signatures of interaction between similar-mass galaxy pairs in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. We find that many observable features correlate with projected pair separation; not only obvious indicators of merging, disturbance and t...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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