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December 12, 2018

South Equatorial Belt Brown Barge Close-up

December 12, 2018

South Equatorial Belt Brown Barge Close-up

Detailed structure in the clouds of Jupiters South Equatorial Belt brown barge is visible in this color-enhanced image taken by NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 12, 2018

Juno Sees South Equatorial Belt 'Brown Barge'

December 12, 2018

Juno Sees South Equatorial Belt 'Brown Barge'

A brown barge in Jupiters South Equatorial Belt is captured in this color-enhanced image from NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 12, 2018

Juno Captures 'Brown Barge'

December 12, 2018

Juno Captures 'Brown Barge'

A long, brown oval known as a brown barge in Jupiters North North Equatorial Belt is captured in this color-enhanced image from NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 12, 2018

South Tropical Disturbance Close-up

December 12, 2018

South Tropical Disturbance Close-up

A south tropical disturbance that has just passed Jupiters iconic Great Red Spot is captured in this color-enhanced image from NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 12, 2018

Jupiter's South Tropical Disturbance

December 12, 2018

Jupiter's South Tropical Disturbance

A south tropical disturbance has just passed Jupiters iconic Great Red Spot and is captured stealing threads of orange haze from the Great Red Spot in this series of color-enhanced images from NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 12, 2018

Earth-based Observation of Jupiter

December 12, 2018

Earth-based Observation of Jupiter

This Earth-based observation of Jupiter and the South Tropical Disturbance approaching the Great Red Spot was captured by NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 12, 2018

Jupiter's 'Pop-up' Storms

December 12, 2018

Jupiter's 'Pop-up' Storms

A multitude of bright white pop-up storms in this Jupiter cloudscape appear in this image from NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 12, 2018

High-Altitude Bands of Haze over Jupiter's north pole

December 12, 2018

High-Altitude Bands of Haze over Jupiter's north pole

This mosaic combines color-enhanced images from NASAs Juno spacecraft, taken over Jupiters north pole when the lighting was excellent for detecting high bands of haze.
December 12, 2018

Jupiter's Southern Circumpolar Cyclones

December 12, 2018

Jupiter's Southern Circumpolar Cyclones

Jupiters southern circumpolar cyclones are captured in this image from NASAs Juno spacecraft.
December 12, 2018

Jupiter's Northern Circumpolar Cyclones

December 12, 2018

Jupiter's Northern Circumpolar Cyclones

NASAs Juno spacecraft captured this stunning Jovian cloudscape, as the spacecraft performed its 11th close flyby of Jupiter.
December 12, 2018

Jovian Cloudscape

December 12, 2018

Jovian Cloudscape

NASAs Juno spacecraft captured this stunning Jovian cloudscape, as the spacecraft performed its 11th close flyby of Jupiter.
December 12, 2018

Juno Flyby Movie

December 12, 2018

Juno Flyby Movie

This movie was generated using imagery collected from NASAs Juno spacecraft on Oct. 29, 2018, during Junos 16th perijove (the point at which an orbit comes closest to Jupiters center).
December 11, 2018

InSight's First Selfie

December 11, 2018

InSight's First Selfie

This is NASA InSights first selfie on Mars. It displays the landers solar panels and deck. On top of the deck are its science instruments, weather sensor booms and UHF antenna.
December 11, 2018

Mosaic of InSight's Workspace

December 11, 2018

Mosaic of InSight's Workspace

This mosaic, composed of 52 individual images from NASAs InSight lander, shows the workspace where the spacecraft will eventually set its science instruments.
December 11, 2018

The Eastern Slope of Asimov Crater's Central Pit

December 11, 2018

The Eastern Slope of Asimov Crater's Central Pit

This image acquired on November 3, 2018 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows Asimov Crater, located in the southern ancient highlands of Mars.
December 11, 2018

Slope Streaking

December 11, 2018

Slope Streaking

This image acquired on September 30, 2018 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows slope streaks which are small avalanches of dust and sand from the hillsides.
December 11, 2018

The Enduring Charm of Martian Spiders

December 11, 2018

The Enduring Charm of Martian Spiders

This image acquired on September 18, 2018 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows araneiform terrain (colloquially: spider-like terrain) located in the south polar region of Mars.
December 11, 2018

Swiss Cheese on a Red Planet

December 11, 2018

Swiss Cheese on a Red Planet

This image acquired on August 1, 2018 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows the Martian south polar cap full of pits that make it look like Swiss cheese.
December 11, 2018

Urvara Crater's Central Ridge

December 11, 2018

Urvara Crater's Central Ridge

This close-up view of the central peak of the 99-mile-wide (160-kilometer-wide) Urvara impact crater on Ceres was captured by NASAs Dawn spacecraft on June 21, 2018 from an altitude of about 83 miles (134 kilometers).
December 11, 2018

Solar Active Region's Cameo Appearance

December 11, 2018

Solar Active Region's Cameo Appearance

NASAs Solar Dynamics Observatory shows an active region that appeared on Dec. 5, 2018.
December 11, 2018

A Rim of Two Craters

December 11, 2018

A Rim of Two Craters

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a crater rim, which is shared by two craters.
December 10, 2018

Bow Shock Around Young Star

December 10, 2018

Bow Shock Around Young Star

This image, taken by the Hubble Space Telescope, shows a bow shock around a very young star, LL Ori.
December 10, 2018

Voyager 2 and the Scale of the Solar System (Artist Concept)

December 10, 2018

Voyager 2 and the Scale of the Solar System (Artist Concept)

This artists concept puts solar system distances -- and the travels of NASAs Voyager 2 spacecraft -- in perspective.
December 10, 2018

Several Signs Pointing to Interstellar Space

December 10, 2018

Several Signs Pointing to Interstellar Space

This set of graphs illustrates how data from two key instruments -- the plasma science experiment and cosmic ray subsystem -- point to NASAs Voyager 2 spacecraft entering interstellar space, or the space between the stars, in November 2018.
December 10, 2018

Changes in the Plasma Environment in Three Directions

December 10, 2018

Changes in the Plasma Environment in Three Directions

This image shows a set of graphs illustrating the drop in electrical current detected in three directions by Voyager 2s plasma science experiment (PLS) to background levels.
December 10, 2018

Voyager 2 CRS Data

December 10, 2018

Voyager 2 CRS Data

This image shows graphs comparing data from identical instruments onboard NASAs Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecraft as they each exited the heliosphere.
December 10, 2018

Voyager 2: Hello Interstellar Space, Goodbye Heliosphere

December 10, 2018

Voyager 2: Hello Interstellar Space, Goodbye Heliosphere

At the end of 2018, the cosmic ray subsystem aboard NASAs Voyager 2 spacecraft provided evidence that Voyager 2 had left the heliosphere.
December 10, 2018

Voyager 2 Spacecraft Instruments

December 10, 2018

Voyager 2 Spacecraft Instruments

This illustration of NASAs Voyager 2 spacecraft shows the location of the onboard science instruments that are still operating.
December 10, 2018

Two Interstellar Travelers

December 10, 2018

Two Interstellar Travelers

This graphic shows the position of NASAs Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes, outside of the heliosphere, a protective bubble created by the Sun that extends well past the orbit of Pluto.
December 10, 2018

Crater Gullies

December 10, 2018

Crater Gullies

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows numerous channels, also called gullies, dissecting the rim of this unnamed crater in Noachis Terra.
December 7, 2018

MarCO-B (Wall-E) approaches Mars

December 7, 2018

MarCO-B (Wall-E) approaches Mars

MarCO-B, one of the experimental Mars Cube One (MarCO) CubeSats, took these images as it approached Mars, just before NASAs InSight spacecraft landed on the planet.
December 6, 2018

Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt

December 6, 2018

Jupiter's North Equatorial Belt

Colorful swirling clouds in Jupiters North Equatorial Belt practically fill this image from NASAs Juno spacecraft.

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