MeerKAT high resolution maps of the Q_gas parameter and Σ_gas/Σ_crit for ESO444-G084 (top) and [KKS2000]23 (bottom). The black contours present values of Q<1 while the blue contours show Σ_gas/Σ_crit>1. Note: The colour scale for Q is limited to a maximum of Q = 2 for visual clarity; values above this appear saturated in red. The arrow on the colour bar indicates this saturation. The apparent flattening in the outer regions is a visual effect and does not imply that Q is physically constant.