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October 11, 2018

InSight Robotic Arm Test Lift of Heat Probe

October 11, 2018

InSight Robotic Arm Test Lift of Heat Probe

An engineering version of the robotic arm on NASAs InSight mission lifts the engineering version of the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Probe (HP3) at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
October 11, 2018

InSight Robotic Arm Test Lift of Wind and Thermal Shield

October 11, 2018

InSight Robotic Arm Test Lift of Wind and Thermal Shield

NASAs InSight mission tests an engineering version of the spacecrafts robotic arm in a Mars-like environment at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
October 10, 2018

MISR Captures Hurricane Michael's Eye in 3D

October 10, 2018

MISR Captures Hurricane Michael's Eye in 3D

NASAs Terra spacecraft shows a three-dimensional view of Hurricane Michael and combines two of MISRs nine camera angles.
October 10, 2018

MISR Captures Hurricane Michael Near Florida Panhandle

October 10, 2018

MISR Captures Hurricane Michael Near Florida Panhandle

NASAs Terra spacecraft viewed Hurricane Michael over the course of approximately seven minutes when it was just off Floridas west coast on Tuesday, October 9, 2018.
October 10, 2018

NASA's AIRS captures Hurricane Michael off Florida coast

October 10, 2018

NASA's AIRS captures Hurricane Michael off Florida coast

This image, taken on Oct. 10, 2018 by NASAs Aqua satellite shows the temperature of clouds or the surface in and around Hurricane Michael as it approaches northwestern Florida.
October 5, 2018

NASA's ARIA Maps Indonesia Quake, Tsunami Damage

October 5, 2018

NASA's ARIA Maps Indonesia Quake, Tsunami Damage

The ARIA team at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory created this Damage Proxy Map (DPM) depicting areas in Central Sulawesi, Indonesia, including the city of Palu, that are likely damaged as a result of the magnitude 7.5 September 28, 2018 earthquake.
October 3, 2018

Voyager Probes Heliosphere Chart

October 3, 2018

Voyager Probes Heliosphere Chart

This graphic shows the position of the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes, relative to the heliosphere, a protective bubble created by the Sun that extends well past the orbit of Pluto.
October 3, 2018

Grand Finale: One of Cassini's Last Dives (Illustration)

October 3, 2018

Grand Finale: One of Cassini's Last Dives (Illustration)

This illustration imagines the view from NASAs Cassini spacecraft during one of its final dives between Saturn and its innermost rings, as part of the missions Grand Finale.
October 2, 2018

Grand Finale: Cassini in the Gap (Illustration)

October 2, 2018

Grand Finale: Cassini in the Gap (Illustration)

This illustration shows NASAs Cassini spacecraft about to make one of its dives between Saturn and its innermost rings as part of the missions Grand Finale.
October 2, 2018

Cassini orbiting Saturn (Illustration)

October 2, 2018

Cassini orbiting Saturn (Illustration)

This illustration shows NASAs Cassini spacecraft in orbit around Saturn.
September 27, 2018

Jovian Swirls

September 27, 2018

Jovian Swirls

Clouds in a Jovian jet stream, called Jet N5, swirl in the center of this color-enhanced image from NASAs Juno spacecraft.
September 27, 2018

Mutch Crater - False Color

September 27, 2018

Mutch Crater - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Mutch Crater in Xanthe Terra.
September 26, 2018

Occator Crater on Ceres' Limb -- Short Exposure

September 26, 2018

Occator Crater on Ceres' Limb -- Short Exposure

This image of Occator Crater on Ceres limb -- short exposure -- was obtained by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on August 14, 2018 from an altitude of about 1149 miles (1849 kilometers).
September 26, 2018

Occator Crater on Ceres' Limb -- Long Exposure

September 26, 2018

Occator Crater on Ceres' Limb -- Long Exposure

This image of Occator Crater on Ceres limb -- long exposure -- was obtained by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on August 14, 2018 from an altitude of about 1149 miles (1849 kilometers).
September 26, 2018

Mass Wasting Features Along Occator Crater's Rim

September 26, 2018

Mass Wasting Features Along Occator Crater's Rim

This image of mass wasting features along Occator Craters rim was obtained by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on August 2, 2018 from an altitude of about 130 miles (210 kilometers).
September 26, 2018

Deep Fractures in Occator Crater

September 26, 2018

Deep Fractures in Occator Crater

This image of deep fractures in Occator Crater was obtained by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on July 31, 2018 from an altitude of about 31 miles (50 kilometers).
September 26, 2018

Fracture Network on the Floor of Occator Crater

September 26, 2018

Fracture Network on the Floor of Occator Crater

This image of a fracture network on the floor of Occator Crater was obtained by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on July 26, 2018 from an altitude of about 94 miles (152 kilometers).
September 26, 2018

Fracture Pattern on the Floor of Occator Crater

September 26, 2018

Fracture Pattern on the Floor of Occator Crater

This image of a fracture pattern on the floor of Occator Crater was obtained by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on July 25, 2018 from an altitude of about 87 miles (140 kilometers).
September 26, 2018

Large Block Along the Ridge of Urvara Crater

September 26, 2018

Large Block Along the Ridge of Urvara Crater

This image of a large block along the ridge of Urvara Crater was obtained by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on July 24, 2018 from an altitude of about 36 miles (58 kilometers).
September 26, 2018

Base of Occator Crater's Eastern Wall Next to the Vinalia Faculae

September 26, 2018

Base of Occator Crater's Eastern Wall Next to the Vinalia Faculae

This image of the base of Occator Craters eastern wall next to the Vinalia Faculae was obtained by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on July 23, 2018 from an altitude of about 84 miles (135 kilometers).
September 26, 2018

Complex Pattern on the Floor of Occator Crater

September 26, 2018

Complex Pattern on the Floor of Occator Crater

This image of a complex pattern on the floor of Occator Crater was obtained by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on July 16, 2018 from an altitude of about 58 miles (93 kilometers).
September 26, 2018

Large Block Detached from Urvara Crater's Rim

September 26, 2018

Large Block Detached from Urvara Crater's Rim

This image of a detached large block from Urvara Craters rim was obtained by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on July 16, 2018 from an altitude of about 35 miles (56 kilometers).
September 26, 2018

Tombaugh Crater - False Color

September 26, 2018

Tombaugh Crater - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows Tombaugh Crater. Dark blue tones are basaltic sands of the floor of the crater.
September 25, 2018

RainCube Collects First Storm Data

September 25, 2018

RainCube Collects First Storm Data

This graph shows the first data from NASAs RainCube satellite. The data shows a vertical snapshot of a storm over the mountains in Mexico in late August 2018, as measured by RainCubes radar.
September 25, 2018

Mini Mission RainCube is Sent into Earth Orbit

September 25, 2018

Mini Mission RainCube is Sent into Earth Orbit

This image shows the size of NASAs tiny weather satellite, Raincube, in comparison to the International Space Station. RainCube was deployed into low-Earth orbit from the ISS in July, 2018.
September 25, 2018

Opportunity After the Dust Storm

September 25, 2018

Opportunity After the Dust Storm

This image acquired on September 20, 2018 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows NASAs Opportunity rover as a blip.
September 25, 2018

Escorial Crater - False Color

September 25, 2018

Escorial Crater - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows Escorial Crater. The dune field to the north is called Hyperboreae Undae.
September 24, 2018

Two Wavelengths, Two Different Images

September 24, 2018

Two Wavelengths, Two Different Images

NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory shows two images taken at virtually the same time but in different wavelengths of extreme ultraviolet light.
September 24, 2018

Seeing through the Dusty Air

September 24, 2018

Seeing through the Dusty Air

This image acquired on July 22, 2018 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows that the sensitivity of HiRISE enabled imaging of surface features through a moderate level of haze.
September 24, 2018

Dust Storms on Titan

September 24, 2018

Dust Storms on Titan

This compilation of images from nine flybys of Titan by NASAs Cassini spacecraft in 2009 and 2010 captures three instances when clear bright spots suddenly appeared in images.
September 24, 2018

Spotting Dust Storms on Titan

September 24, 2018

Spotting Dust Storms on Titan

This frame from an animation shows clear bright spots on Saturn's moon, Titan, that have been interpreted as evidence of dust storms.
September 24, 2018

Dust Storms Raised by Strong Winds on Titan (Artist's Concept)

September 24, 2018

Dust Storms Raised by Strong Winds on Titan (Artist's Concept)

Artist's concept of a dust storm on Saturn's moon, Titan.

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