Local Ribbon of Cold Clouds

English

Etymology

From local +‎ ribbon +‎ cold cloud. From being nearby, local, located in the nearby galaxy, composed of a string of interstellar clouds of cold hydrogen.

Proper noun

Local Ribbon of Cold Clouds

  1. (astronomy) A collection of cold interstellar clouds, located in nearby space, in the Local Bubble, in the Local Arm of of the Milky Way galaxy.

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