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Title: Very Large Telescope Spectroscopy of Ultra-faint Dwarf Galaxies. I. Boötes I, Leo IV, and Leo V
Award ID(s):
1813881
NSF-PAR ID:
10339983
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
The Astrophysical Journal
Volume:
920
Issue:
2
ISSN:
0004-637X
Page Range / eLocation ID:
92
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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