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April 18, 2019

Mars 2020 Components in High Bay

April 18, 2019

Mars 2020 Components in High Bay

This image shows major components of NASAs Mars 2020 mission in the High Bay 1 clean room in JPLs Spacecraft Assembly Facility.
April 15, 2019

Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto

April 15, 2019

Comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto

This image shows comet C/2018 Y1 Iwamoto as imaged in multiple exposures of infrared light by NASAs Near-Earth Object Wide-field Survey Explorer (NEOWISE) space telescope.
April 15, 2019

Crater Dunes - False Color

April 15, 2019

Crater Dunes - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. Dark blue in this combination is typically basaltic sands.
April 12, 2019

NASA's ASTER Images Sabancaya Volcano

April 12, 2019

NASA's ASTER Images Sabancaya Volcano

NASAs Terra spacecraft obtained this ASTER image on April 10, 2019, of Perus Sabancaya stratovolcano.
April 12, 2019

Northern Plains - False Color

April 12, 2019

Northern Plains - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the plains between Chryse and Acidalia Planitias. Dark blue tones in this false color combination are usually created by basaltic sands.
April 11, 2019

Taking Mars 2020 Integration Head-on

April 11, 2019

Taking Mars 2020 Integration Head-on

A member of NASAs Mars 2020 project checks connections between the spacecrafts back shell and cruise stage.
April 11, 2019

InSight Sol 14 Panorama

April 11, 2019

InSight Sol 14 Panorama

NASAs InSight spacecraft captured this panorama of its landing site on Dec. 9, 2018, the 14th Martian day, or sol, of its mission.
April 11, 2019

Curiosity's First Clay Unit Drill Hole

April 11, 2019

Curiosity's First Clay Unit Drill Hole

The Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on NASAs Curiosity Mars rover captured this set of images before and after it drilled a rock on Saturday, April 6, 2019.
April 11, 2019

Curiosity Sees Waves in the Clay Unit

April 11, 2019

Curiosity Sees Waves in the Clay Unit

The Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASAs Curiosity Mars rover captured this mosaic as it explored the clay-bearing unit on Jan. 23, 2019 (Sol 2299).
April 11, 2019

Curiosity Surveys the Clay-Bearing Unit

April 11, 2019

Curiosity Surveys the Clay-Bearing Unit

The Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASAs Curiosity Mars rover captured this mosaic as it explored the clay-bearing unit on February 3, 2019 (Sol 2309).
April 11, 2019

Noachis Terra - False Color

April 11, 2019

Noachis Terra - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows northern Noachis Terra. Evros Vallis is located just below the large crater at the top of the image.
April 10, 2019

Dunes - False Color

April 10, 2019

Dunes - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows an unnamed crater in Arabia Terra. Dark blue tones in false color indicate basaltic sands.
April 9, 2019

CubeSats Communicate with Lasers

April 9, 2019

CubeSats Communicate with Lasers

A brief laser flash, seen here at the center of the image, was part of an experiment conducted by two NASA CubeSats.
April 9, 2019

McLaughlin Crater - False Color

April 9, 2019

McLaughlin Crater - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows a large crater called McLaughlin Crater. It is located west of Mawrth Vallis.
April 8, 2019

Heating Up Jupiter's Atmosphere

April 8, 2019

Heating Up Jupiter's Atmosphere

Sensitive to Jupiters stratospheric temperatures, these infrared images were recorded by the Subaru Telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Areas that are more yellow and red indicate the hotter regions.
April 8, 2019

Jupiter Poles: Hot from Solar Wind

April 8, 2019

Jupiter Poles: Hot from Solar Wind

Scientists used red, blue and yellow to infuse this infrared image of Jupiters atmosphere, which was recorded by the Subaru Telescope on the summit of Mauna Kea, Hawaii on Jan. 12, 2017.
April 8, 2019

Syrtis Major Planum - False Color

April 8, 2019

Syrtis Major Planum - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows Aram Chaos. Aram Chaos was initially formed by a large impact.
April 5, 2019

This Is One Mars Rover With MOXIE

April 5, 2019

This Is One Mars Rover With MOXIE

Members of NASAs Mars 2020 project install the Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization Experiment (MOXIE) into the chassis of NASAs next Mars rover.
April 5, 2019

Syrtis Major Planum - False Color

April 5, 2019

Syrtis Major Planum - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows the center of Syrtis Major Planum. At the top of the image is Nili Patera, a volcanic summit.
April 4, 2019

Jupiter Spiral

April 4, 2019

Jupiter Spiral

A cyclonic storm in Jupiters northern hemisphere is captured in this image from NASAs Juno spacecraft.
April 4, 2019

Curiosity Observes Sunset Eclipse: Sol 2358

April 4, 2019

Curiosity Observes Sunset Eclipse: Sol 2358

This series of images shows the shadow of Phobos as it sweeps over NASAs Curiosity Mars rover and darkens the sunlight on Monday, March 25, 2019 (Sol 2358).
April 4, 2019

Curiosity Observes Deimos Eclipse: Sol 2350

April 4, 2019

Curiosity Observes Deimos Eclipse: Sol 2350

This series of images shows the Martian moon Deimos as it crossed in front of the Sun, as seen by NASAs Curiosity Mars rover on Sunday, March 17, 2019 (the 2,350th Martian day, or sol, of the mission).
April 4, 2019

Curiosity Observes Phobos Eclipse: Sol 2359

April 4, 2019

Curiosity Observes Phobos Eclipse: Sol 2359

This series of images shows the Martian moon Phobos as it crossed in front of the Sun, as seen by NASAs Curiosity Mars rover on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 (Sol 2359).
April 4, 2019

Oyama Crater - False Color

April 4, 2019

Oyama Crater - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows Oyama Crater, located in Arabia Terra, just west of Mawrth Vallis.
April 3, 2019

A Crater on the South Polar Layered Deposits

April 3, 2019

A Crater on the South Polar Layered Deposits

This image acquired on January 26, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, is part of a campaign to image potential impact craters in the south polar layered deposits (ice cap).
April 3, 2019

Clay-Rich Terrain in Eridania Basin

April 3, 2019

Clay-Rich Terrain in Eridania Basin

This image acquired on January 27, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, reveals small-scale shapes that often correlate with mineral units and provides information about stratigraphy.
April 3, 2019

The Hills in Juventae Chasma

April 3, 2019

The Hills in Juventae Chasma

This image acquired on January 23, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows some of the geologic diversity of Mars.
April 3, 2019

Dramatic Changes over the South Polar Cap

April 3, 2019

Dramatic Changes over the South Polar Cap

This image acquired on January 19, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows the rapid changes in the south polar residual cap of carbon dioxide ice.
April 3, 2019

Melas Chasma - False Color

April 3, 2019

Melas Chasma - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows an area within Melas Chasma.
April 2, 2019

Illustration of OCO-3 on the Space Station

April 2, 2019

Illustration of OCO-3 on the Space Station

This illustration shows NASAs OCO-3 mounted on the underside of the International Space Station.
April 2, 2019

Goodbye Opportunity

April 2, 2019

Goodbye Opportunity

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Meridiani Planum. Meridiani Planum has been the home of the Opportunity MER rover since January 2004.
April 1, 2019

Satellites Image Mozambique Flooding after Cyclone Idai

April 1, 2019

Satellites Image Mozambique Flooding after Cyclone Idai

The ARIA team at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory created these flood proxy maps depicting areas of Mozambique that are likely flooded as a result of Cyclone Idai.

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