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Subhalo vs Subclump - What's the difference?

subhalo | subclump |

In astronomy|lang=en terms the difference between subhalo and subclump

is that subhalo is (astronomy) a subset of a halo (of matter or dark matter around a galaxy) while subclump is (astronomy) a clump of dark matter in a subhalo.

As nouns the difference between subhalo and subclump

is that subhalo is (astronomy) a subset of a halo (of matter or dark matter around a galaxy) while subclump is (astronomy) a clump of dark matter in a subhalo.

subhalo

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (astronomy) A subset of a halo (of matter or dark matter around a galaxy)

    • subclump

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (astronomy) A clump of dark matter in a subhalo