| Effects
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| | Stars pass through each other, but orbits |
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| around galaxy disrupted |
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| | Gas clouds collide |
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| | Gas stripped away from stars |
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| | Collisions cause bursts of star formation |
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| | Ellipticals may be those galaxies which have |
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| suffered collisions |
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| | Spirals may be those galaxies which have not |
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| suffered collisions |
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