Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Messier 101
Original Caption Released with Image:
NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer took this near ultraviolet image of Messier 101 on June 20, 2003. Messier 101 is a large spiral galaxy located 20 million light-years from Earth.

The Galaxy Evolution Explorer mission is led by the California Institute of Technology, which is also responsible for the science operations and data analysis. NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., a division of Caltech, manages the mission and built the science instrument. The mission was developed under NASA's Explorers Program, managed by the Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. The mission's international partners include South Korea and France.
Image Credit:
NASA/JPL/Caltech
Produced By:
California Institute of Technology
Mission:
Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
Spacecraft:
GALEX Orbiter
Instrument:
GALEX Telescope
Product Size:
1024 samples x 804 lines
facet_what:
Earth
facet_what:
Explorer
facet_what:
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
facet_what:
GALEX
facet_what:
GALEX Orbiter
facet_what:
GALEX Telescope
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
California
facet_where:
France
facet_where:
Korea
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
facet_where:
Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
facet_when:
June 20, 2003
facet_when_year:
2003
Image #:
PIA04631
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA04631
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Messier 101