3D RC distribution along the maximum line-of-sight depth gradient, which is perpendicular to the line of nodes (left panels). A positive Z value denotes closer to the observer and a negative value says farther away from the observer (NE is closer and SW farther away from us). Right panels are the edge-on-view of the LMC, where the Y-axis is the distance from the galactic disk plane. In both the panels, the red dashed line denotes the LMC disk plane and the red solid line traces the median offset from the plane. Bottom panel: are the same as the top panel plots, but excluding the sub-regions in the central 3° radius.