Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
NASA Planetary Photo Journal Collection
Title:
Deep Imaging Survey
Original Caption Released with Image:
This is the first Deep Imaging Survey image taken by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer. On June 22 and 23, 2003, the spacecraft obtained this near ultraviolet image of the Groth region by adding multiple orbits for a total exposure time of 14,000 seconds. Tens of thousands of objects can be identified in this picture.

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:
770 samples x 644 lines
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Explorer
facet_what:
Galaxy Evolution Explorer
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GALEX
facet_what:
GALEX Orbiter
facet_what:
GALEX Telescope
facet_where:
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
facet_where:
California
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France
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Korea
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
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Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)
Image #:
PIA04627
UID:
SPD-PHOTJ-PIA04627
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Deep Imaging Survey