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September 12, 2019

A Storm of Change

September 12, 2019

A Storm of Change

NASAs Juno spacecraft shows Jupiters iconic Great Red Spot, a storm that has been raging since at least the 1800s.
September 12, 2019

Rover Rotisserie

September 12, 2019

Rover Rotisserie

Speeded up 28 times, this time-lapse shows NASAs Mars 2020 rover on a spin table at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory on Aug. 29, 2019.
September 12, 2019

Cerberus Fossae

September 12, 2019

Cerberus Fossae

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Cerberus Fossae. These large graben cut across the Tartarus Montes in Elysium Planitia.
September 11, 2019

Hexagon Crater

September 11, 2019

Hexagon Crater

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the margin between Terra Cimmeria and Elysium Planitia. This boundary region is typified by tectonic fractures forming long, linear depressions.
September 10, 2019

NASA's MISR Observes Hurricane Dorian off the South Carolina Coast

September 10, 2019

NASA's MISR Observes Hurricane Dorian off the South Carolina Coast

NASAs MISR instrument captured this imagery over the eye of Hurricane Dorian on Sept. 5, 2019.
September 10, 2019

Daedalia Planum

September 10, 2019

Daedalia Planum

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a portion of Daedalia Planum. Daedalia Planum is a huge lava flow field that originates at Arsia Mons.
September 9, 2019

Pavonis Mons

September 9, 2019

Pavonis Mons

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of the southwestern flank of Pavonis Mons. Pavonis Mons is the central volcano of the three large Tharsis volcanoes.
September 6, 2019

Titan's Rimmed Lakes (Artist's Concept)

September 6, 2019

Titan's Rimmed Lakes (Artist's Concept)

This artists concept of a lake at the north pole of Saturns moon Titan illustrates raised rims and rampartlike features such as those seen by NASAs Cassini spacecraft around the moons Winnipeg Lacus.
September 6, 2019

Chryse Chaos

September 6, 2019

Chryse Chaos

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Chryse Chaos near the terminal end of the huge outflow channels draining from Valles Marineris into the Chyrse Basin.
September 5, 2019

NASA's AIRS Displays Sulfur Dioxide Plumes After Raikoke Eruption, June 2019

September 5, 2019

NASA's AIRS Displays Sulfur Dioxide Plumes After Raikoke Eruption, June 2019

In this image from NASAs Aqua satellite, sulfur dioxide (SO2) in the volcanic plume is observed over several overpasses on July 2, 2019, days after the Raikoke volcanic eruption.
September 5, 2019

Salar de Atacama, Chile

September 5, 2019

Salar de Atacama, Chile

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows Salar de Atacama (Atacama salt flats) in Chiles Atacama Desert. It receives 2 mm rain per year.
September 5, 2019

Morava Valles

September 5, 2019

Morava Valles

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows Morava Valles, located in Margaritifer Terra. It is one of several channels that empty northward towards Chryse Planitia.
September 4, 2019

NASA Telescope Spots Mystery in Fireworks Galaxy

September 4, 2019

NASA Telescope Spots Mystery in Fireworks Galaxy

This visible-light image of the Fireworks galaxy (NGC 6946) comes from the Digital Sky Survey, and is overlaid with data from NASAs NuSTAR observatory (in blue and green).
September 4, 2019

TEMPEST-D CubeSat Sees Hurricane Dorian in 3D

September 4, 2019

TEMPEST-D CubeSat Sees Hurricane Dorian in 3D

Hurricane Dorian off the coast of Florida, as seen by the small satellite TEMPEST-D at 2 a.m. EDT on Sep. 3, 2019 (11 p.m PDT on Sept. 2, 2019). The layers in the animation reveal slices of the hurricane from four depths.
September 4, 2019

Olympia Undae

September 4, 2019

Olympia Undae

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Olympia Undae, the largest of several dune fields that encircle the north polar cap.
September 3, 2019

Flooding from Dorian Seen from Space

September 3, 2019

Flooding from Dorian Seen from Space

NASAs ARIA team used satellite data acquired on Sept. 2, 2019, to map flooding in the Bahamas in the wake of Hurricane Dorian.
September 3, 2019

Elysium Fossae

September 3, 2019

Elysium Fossae

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows an area west of Elysium Mons in the region called Elysium Fossae.
September 2, 2019

Wind Eroded Vallis

September 2, 2019

Wind Eroded Vallis

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows several named and unnamed channels located south of the Medusa Fossae Formation on the margin with Terra Sirenum.
August 30, 2019

Cerberus Fossae

August 30, 2019

Cerberus Fossae

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the linear depressions that are some of the graben that comprise Cerberus Fossae.
August 29, 2019

Small Satellite TEMPEST-D Sees Hurricane Dorian off Coast

August 29, 2019

Small Satellite TEMPEST-D Sees Hurricane Dorian off Coast

Hurricane Dorian off the coast of Puerto Rico, as seen by the small satellite TEMPEST-D on Aug. 28, 2019 (local time). The colors in the image reveal the heavy rain and moisture inside the storm.
August 29, 2019

NASA's CloudSat Images Dorian in 3D

August 29, 2019

NASA's CloudSat Images Dorian in 3D

Data from NASAs CloudSat satellite, acquired on Aug., 2019, at 2 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. PDT) was used to make this 3D animation of then-Tropical Storm Dorian. It shows cloud heights extending 9 miles (15 kilometers) into the atmosphere.
August 29, 2019

AIRS Measures the Clouds in Hurricane Dorian

August 29, 2019

AIRS Measures the Clouds in Hurricane Dorian

An infrared image of Hurricane Dorian, as seen by the AIRS instrument aboard NASAs Aqua satellite at 1:30 p.m. EDT (10:30 a.m. PDT) on Aug. 29, 2019.
August 29, 2019

Naktong Vallis

August 29, 2019

Naktong Vallis

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a section of Naktong Vallis. Naktong Vallis is located in Terra Sabaea.
August 28, 2019

Mars Helicopter Installed on Mars 2020 Rover

August 28, 2019

Mars Helicopter Installed on Mars 2020 Rover

An engineer works on attaching NASAs Mars Helicopter to the belly of the Mars 2020 rover, which has been flipped over for that purpose, on Aug. 27, 2019, at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
August 28, 2019

Yardangs

August 28, 2019

Yardangs

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows yardangs. These features are created by long term winds scouring a poor cemented surface material into linear ridges and valleys.
August 27, 2019

Arabia Terra

August 27, 2019

Arabia Terra

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows pits and channels located along the margin between Arabia Terra and Acidalia Planitia.
August 23, 2019

NASA's AIRS Maps Carbon Monoxide from Brazil Fires

August 23, 2019

NASA's AIRS Maps Carbon Monoxide from Brazil Fires

This time series shows carbon monoxide associated with fires from the Amazon region in Brazil from Aug. 8-22, 2019.
August 23, 2019

Clues for Mars in the Australian Outback

August 23, 2019

Clues for Mars in the Australian Outback

Scientists with NASAs Mars 2020 mission and the European-Russian ExoMars mission traveled to the Australian Outback to hone their research techniques before their missions launch to the Red Planet in the summer of 2020.
August 23, 2019

Rolling Stones Rock (Animation)

August 23, 2019

Rolling Stones Rock (Animation)

This animation illustrates NASAs InSight lander touching down on Mars, its thrusters setting a rock in motion.
August 23, 2019

Rolling Stones Rock

August 23, 2019

Rolling Stones Rock

The rock in the center of this image was tossed about 3 feet (1 meter) by NASAs InSight spacecraft as it touched down on Mars on November 26, 2018.
August 23, 2019

Arsia Mons Flows

August 23, 2019

Arsia Mons Flows

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows flows that are part of the southwest flow apron of Arsia Mons.
August 22, 2019

Curiosity's 21 Drill Holes on Mars

August 22, 2019

Curiosity's 21 Drill Holes on Mars

This graphic maps locations of the sites where NASAs Curiosity Mars rover collected its rock and soil samples for analysis by laboratory instruments inside the vehicle.

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