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July 20, 2018

Indus Vallis

July 20, 2018

Indus Vallis

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows a section of martian terrain in Indus Vallis. Indus Vallis is located in Terra Sabaea.
July 19, 2018

High-Altitude Jovian Clouds

July 19, 2018

High-Altitude Jovian Clouds

This image captures a high-altitude cloud formation surrounded by swirling patterns in the atmosphere of Jupiter's North North Temperate Belt region as seen by NASA's Juno spacecraft.
July 19, 2018

Mars Before and After Dust Storm

July 19, 2018

Mars Before and After Dust Storm

This image shows how dust has enveloped the Red Planet. NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows views of Valles Marineris chasms (left) and an autumn dust storm in Acidalia (right) and the early spring south polar cap.
July 19, 2018

Doublet Crater

July 19, 2018

Doublet Crater

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows a double impact - two meteors hitting simultaneously. The two meteors would have started as a single object, at some point prior to impact the object separated into parts.
July 18, 2018

Seeing Titan with Infrared Eyes

July 18, 2018

Seeing Titan with Infrared Eyes

These six infrared images of Saturn's moon Titan created using data acquired by the VIMS instrument onboard NASA's Cassini spacecraft represent some of the clearest, most seamless-looking global views of the icy moon's surface produced so far.
July 18, 2018

Hephaestus Fossae Crater

July 18, 2018

Hephaestus Fossae Crater

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows a crater on Hephaestus Fossae. The crater is fairly young, as there is only minimal modification of the crater floor.
July 17, 2018

Festoons of Loops

July 17, 2018

Festoons of Loops

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory observed this profile perspective of an active region revealed above it June 24-25, 2018. Charged particles spinning along these field lines are illuminated in this wavelength of extreme ultraviolet light.
July 17, 2018

Wind Erosion

July 17, 2018

Wind Erosion

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows that winds in this region have modified the surface, carving valleys into a poorly cemented material. These linear valleys are called yardangs.
July 16, 2018

Mosaic of the Vinalia Faculae in Occator Crater

July 16, 2018

Mosaic of the Vinalia Faculae in Occator Crater

This close-up image of the Vinalia Faculae in Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft. The mapping of this region in this orbit is almost complete.
July 16, 2018

Mosaic of Cerealia Facula in Occator Crater

July 16, 2018

Mosaic of Cerealia Facula in Occator Crater

This mosaic of Cerealia Facula in Occator Crater on Ceres is based on images obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft. Intimate details about the relationships between bright and dark materials across the facula are revealed.
July 16, 2018

Elysium Fossae

July 16, 2018

Elysium Fossae

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows part of one of the Elysium Fossae on the western flank of the Elysium volcanic complex. The fossae have both a tectonic and volcanic origin.
July 16, 2018

Planet Six

July 16, 2018

Planet Six

This image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft shows its view from orbit around Saturn on Jan. 2, 2010. The rings on the night side of the planet have been brightened significantly to more clearly reveal their features.
July 13, 2018

Location of Io's New Hotspot

July 13, 2018

Location of Io's New Hotspot

This annotated image highlights the location of the new heat source close to the south pole of Io. The image was generated from data collected on Dec. 16, 2017, by the JIRAM instrument aboard NASA's Juno NASA's Juno spacecraft on Dec. 16, 2017.
July 13, 2018

Io's New Southern Hemisphere Hotspot

July 13, 2018

Io's New Southern Hemisphere Hotspot

This annotated image highlights the location of the new heat source in the southern hemisphere of the Jupiter moon Io derived from data collected by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft on Dec. 16, 2017.
July 13, 2018

Jupiter Moon Io in Infrared

July 13, 2018

Jupiter Moon Io in Infrared

This infrared image of the southern hemisphere of Jupiter's moon Io was derived from data collected by the Jovian Infrared Auroral Mapper (JIRAM) instrument aboard NASA's Juno spacecraft on Dec. 16, 2017.
July 13, 2018

Ophir Chasma

July 13, 2018

Ophir Chasma

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows a portion of Ophir Chasma, a part of Valles Marineris, the largest canyon system on Mars. At the top of the image is a portion of a large landslide deposit which originate at the northern wall of the canyon.
July 12, 2018

Trajectory of Asteroid 2017 YE5 (Artist's Concept)

July 12, 2018

Trajectory of Asteroid 2017 YE5 (Artist's Concept)

Artist's illustration of the trajectory of asteroid 2017 YE5 through the solar system. At its closest approach to Earth, the asteroid came to within 16 times the distance between Earth and the moon.
July 12, 2018

Bi-static Radar Images of the Binary Asteroid 2017 YE5

July 12, 2018

Bi-static Radar Images of the Binary Asteroid 2017 YE5

Bi-static radar images of the binary asteroid 2017 YE5 from the Arecibo Observatory and the Green Bank Observatory on June 25. The observations show that the asteroid consists of two separate objects in orbit around each other.
July 12, 2018

Optical Composite Image of Asteroid 2017 YE5

July 12, 2018

Optical Composite Image of Asteroid 2017 YE5

This optical composite image shows asteroid 2017 YE5, taken on June 30, 2018, by the Cadi Ayyad University Morocco Oukaimeden Sky Survey, one of the first surveys to identify 2017 YE5 in December 2017.
July 12, 2018

Radar Images of Binary Asteroid 2017 YE5

July 12, 2018

Radar Images of Binary Asteroid 2017 YE5

Radar images of the binary asteroid 2017 YE5 from NASA's Goldstone Solar System Radar (GSSR). The observations, conducted on June 23, 2018, show two lobes, but do not yet show two separate objects.
July 12, 2018

Binary Asteroid 2017 YE5 (Artist's Concept)

July 12, 2018

Binary Asteroid 2017 YE5 (Artist's Concept)

Artist's concept of what binary asteroid 2017 YE5 might look like. The two objects showed striking differences in radar reflectivity, which could indicate that they have different surface properties.
July 12, 2018

Olympus Rupes

July 12, 2018

Olympus Rupes

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows Olympus Rupes, the large escarpment surrounding Olympus Mons. The escarpment is a cliff where there is a large elevation change over a short distance.
July 11, 2018

Daedalia Planum

July 11, 2018

Daedalia Planum

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows the lava flows originating at Arsia Mons. Arsia Mons in the southermost of the three large Tharsis volcanoes.
July 10, 2018

Phlegethon Catena

July 10, 2018

Phlegethon Catena

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey is located on the eastern flank of Alba Mons. Linear faults and graben surround the volcano aligned north/south.
July 9, 2018

Clays in the Eridania Basin

July 9, 2018

Clays in the Eridania Basin

This colorful image acquired on May 21, 2018 by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows clays within the Eridania basin region.
July 9, 2018

Jamming with the 'Spiders' from Mars

July 9, 2018

Jamming with the 'Spiders' from Mars

This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, acquired May 13, 2018 during winter at the South Pole of Mars, shows a carbon dioxide ice cap covering the region and as the sun returns in the spring, 'spiders' begin to emerge from the landscape.
July 9, 2018

Uplifted Blocks of Light-Toned Layered Deposits

July 9, 2018

Uplifted Blocks of Light-Toned Layered Deposits

This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows Aram Chaos, an ancient impact crater that lies within in the Southern Highlands of Mars. Uplifted blocks are composed largely of the iron-oxide hematite and water-altered silicates.
July 9, 2018

Kasei Valles

July 9, 2018

Kasei Valles

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows the relative high land of Lunae Planum. The Kasei Valles channel is just below. Also shown is an eroded surface that forms an island in the channel. The surface of the island has been modified by the flow of water
July 6, 2018

Terra Sabaea Crater

July 6, 2018

Terra Sabaea Crater

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows the floor of an unnamed crater between Terra Sabaea and Utopia Planitia on Mars containing several regions of sand dunes.
July 5, 2018

Rambunctious Active Region

July 5, 2018

Rambunctious Active Region

NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory observed an active region on June 19th, quickly growing in size over two days June 20-22, 2018. Active regions are areas of enhanced magnetic activity on the Sun's surface, generating the huge loops and dynamic surges.
July 5, 2018

Olympus Mons

July 5, 2018

Olympus Mons

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows lava flows located on the northeastern flank of Olympus Mons.
July 4, 2018

Pavonis Mons

July 4, 2018

Pavonis Mons

This image from NASA's Mars Odyssey shows the eastern flank of Pavonis Mons where it meets the surrounding volcanic plains. The arced features toward the top are fractures and lava tubes that were revealed by collapse of the roof of the tube into the unde

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