The<i>Galaxy Evolution Explorer</i>: A Space Ultraviolet Survey Mission
The Astrophysical JournalPublished 17 January 2005Open access
D. Christopher Martin, James L. Fanson, David Schiminovich, Patrick Morrissey, Peter G. Friedman, Tom A. Barlow
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This paper will be published as part of the Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) Astrophysical Journal Letters Special Issue. Links to the full set of papers will be available at http:/www.galex.caltech.edu/PUBLICATIONS/ after November 22, 2004
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