Meanings
alternative Gaia Enceladus
- galactic archaeologyastronomyA former galaxy, which merged into the Milky Way Galaxy around ten billion years ago, the remnants of which now form the Gaia Sausage population within the Milky Way Galaxy.
Synonyms: Enceladus Galaxy, Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus, Sausage Galaxy
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA former galaxy, which merged into the Milky Way Galaxy around ten billion years ago, the remnants of which now form the Gaia Sausage population within the Milky Way Galaxy.
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Gaia-Enceladus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaia-Enceladus
“Gaia-Enceladus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Gaia-Enceladus. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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