The Structure and Kinematics of Molecular Clouds From Large Scale Mapping of Millimeter Lines.

14 March 1989

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We review the results of extensive surveys of nearby molecular clouds using the 7-meter antenna at Crawford Hill. Over 300,000 spectra have been obtained and cover a dozen distinct regions of the sky. Sheets, bubbles, filaments, and cores indicate that a variety of violent processes determine the structure and kinematics molecular clouds.