This 64-frame movie of asteroid Toutatis was generated from data by Goldstone's Solar System Radar on Dec. 12 and 13, 2012.

December 14, 2012

NASA Radar Images Asteroid Toutatis

This 64-frame movie of asteroid Toutatis was generated from data by Goldstone's Solar System Radar on Dec. 12 and 13, 2012.

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Mariner 2 50th Anniversary of Planetary Exploration

December 13, 2012

Mariner 2 50th Anniversary of Planetary Exploration

JPL celebrates 50 years of stellar firsts starting with world's first planetary encounter by Mariner 2.

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Spacecraft Pass Each Other at the Moon

December 13, 2012

Spacecraft Pass Each Other at the Moon

This is the first footage of one orbiting robotic spacecraft taken by another orbiting robotic spacecraft at Earth's moon.

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America's First 'First' in Space: The 50th Anniversary of Planetary Exploration

December 12, 2012

America's First 'First' in Space: The 50th Anniversary of Planetary Exploration

On Dec. 14, 1962, NASA's Mariner 2 spacecraft flew by Venus, making the United States the first country to complete a successful mission to another planet.

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Animation of Curiosity Rover's Arm Movements for Taking a Self-Portrait

December 11, 2012

Animation of Curiosity Rover's Arm Movements for Taking a Self-Portrait

This animation shows how the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity was positioned for taking multiple images that were combined into a self-portrait.

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Rover Results at Rocknest

December 7, 2012

Rover Results at Rocknest

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover team wraps up its scientific study at Rocknest.

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GRAIL's 'Bouguer' Gravity Moon Map

December 5, 2012

GRAIL's 'Bouguer' Gravity Moon Map

This movie shows the 'Bouguer' gravity of Earth's moon based on data from NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL).

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Map of Moon's Crust

December 5, 2012

Map of Moon's Crust

This animation depicting the crustal thickness of the moon was derived using gravity data from NASA's GRAIL mission and topography data from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter.

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Mere Orientale Flyover

December 5, 2012

Mare Orientale Flyover

NASA's GRAIL mission took this flyover video above the Mare Orientale basin of Earth's moon.

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GRAIL's Gravity Tour of the Moon

December 5, 2012

GRAIL's Gravity Tour of the Moon

This movie shows the variations in the lunar gravity field as measured by NASA's Gravity Recovery and Interior Laboratory (GRAIL) during the primary mapping mission from March to May 2012.

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