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May 20, 2019

Firsoff Crater - False Color

May 20, 2019

Firsoff Crater - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Firsoff Crater, located north of Meridiani Planum.
May 20, 2019

Jupiter's Magnetic Field

May 20, 2019

Jupiter's Magnetic Field

This animation illustrates Jupiters magnetic field at a single moment in time from data acquired by NASAs Juno spacecraft.
May 17, 2019

Mars 2020 Is Coming Together

May 17, 2019

Mars 2020 Is Coming Together

An engineer inspects the completed spacecraft that will carry NASAs next Mars rover to the Red Planet, prior to a test in the Space Simulator Facility at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
May 17, 2019

SMAP Sea Surface Salinity and Soil Moisture Time Lapse

May 17, 2019

SMAP Sea Surface Salinity and Soil Moisture Time Lapse

This animation shows a time lapse of sea surface salinity and soil moisture from NASAs Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite from April 2015 through February 2019.
May 17, 2019

Crater Dunes - False Color

May 17, 2019

Crater Dunes - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows an unnamed crater in Acidalia Planitia.
May 16, 2019

ASTERIA Image of Los Angeles 2

May 16, 2019

ASTERIA Image of Los Angeles 2

This image of the greater Los Angeles area was taken on March 29, 2019, by ASTERIA, the Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics satellite. It shows a region of about 43.5 square miles with a resolution of about 100 feet per pixel.
May 16, 2019

ASTERIA Image of Los Angeles 1

May 16, 2019

ASTERIA Image of Los Angeles 1

This image of the greater Los Angeles area was taken on March 29, 2019 by ASTERIA, the Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics satellite. The Port of Long Beach is visible near the center of the image.
May 16, 2019

Crater Dunes - False Color

May 16, 2019

Crater Dunes - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows an unnamed crater north of Meridiani Planum.
May 15, 2019

Jezero Crater, Mars 2020's Landing Site

May 15, 2019

Jezero Crater, Mars 2020's Landing Site

This image of Jezero Crater on Mars, the landing site for NASAs Mars 2020 mission, was taken by instruments on NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
May 15, 2019

HiRISE Spots CO2 Ice Sublimating

May 15, 2019

HiRISE Spots CO2 Ice Sublimating

This series of images shows carbon dioxide ice sublimating (going directly from a solid to a gas) inside a pit at Mars south pole. Each frame of the animation was taken by the HiRISE camera on NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
May 15, 2019

The Changing Surface of Mars

May 15, 2019

The Changing Surface of Mars

This image acquired on March 24, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, revisits an impact site in this area first imaged in December 2017.
May 15, 2019

A Snow Plow Landslide

May 15, 2019

A Snow Plow Landslide

This image acquired on February 23, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows a small landslide in Iani Chaos. Landslides are common on Mars where there are steep slopes, including this area where there are numerous mounds and hills.
May 15, 2019

A Frosted Surface

May 15, 2019

A Frosted Surface

This image acquired on February 18, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows late winter angled illumination over dunes covered by carbon dioxide frost mixed with dust.
May 15, 2019

Resistant Lava and Erosion

May 15, 2019

Resistant Lava and Erosion

This image acquired on January 29, 2019 by NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, shows the southern half of the picture is covered by a well-preserved lava flow.
May 15, 2019

Curiosity's Proposed Path up Mount Sharp

May 15, 2019

Curiosity's Proposed Path up Mount Sharp

This animation shows a proposed route for NASAs Curiosity rover, which is climbing lower Mount Sharp on Mars.
May 15, 2019

Endeavour Crater - False Color

May 15, 2019

Endeavour Crater - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Endeavour Crater in Meridiani Planum.
May 14, 2019

Arabia Terra - False Color

May 14, 2019

Arabia Terra - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Arabia Terra.
May 13, 2019

Graben on the Moon

May 13, 2019

Graben on the Moon

These graben - a kind of trench that is formed as a surface expands - were imaged near a region of the Moon called Mare Frigoris by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
May 13, 2019

Lobate Scarps on the Moon

May 13, 2019

Lobate Scarps on the Moon

This image of lobate scarps - a kind of curved hill - was taken near a region of the Moon called Mare Frigoris by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
May 13, 2019

Wrinkle Ridges on the Moon

May 13, 2019

Wrinkle Ridges on the Moon

Scientists have discovered these wrinkle ridges in a region of the Moon called Mare Frigoris. These ridges add to evidence that the Moon has an actively changing surface. This image was taken by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
May 13, 2019

The Moon's Mare Frigoris

May 13, 2019

The Moon's Mare Frigoris

New surface features of the Moon have been discovered in a region called Mare Frigoris. This image is a mosaic composed of many images taken by NASAs Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
May 13, 2019

Noachis Terra - False Color

May 13, 2019

Noachis Terra - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of the plains of Noachis Terra southwest of Schiaparelli Crater.
May 10, 2019

Terra Cimmeria - False Color

May 10, 2019

Terra Cimmeria - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Terra Cimmeria.
May 9, 2019

Odyssey's Three Views of Phobos in Visible Light

May 9, 2019

Odyssey's Three Views of Phobos in Visible Light

Each of the three panels is a series of images taken on different dates. Deimos, Mars other moon, can also be seen in the second panel.
May 9, 2019

Odyssey Views Phobos in Visible Light: April 24, 2019

May 9, 2019

Odyssey Views Phobos in Visible Light: April 24, 2019

This movie shows the Martian moon Phobos as viewed in visible light by NASAs 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter on April 24, 2019.
May 9, 2019

Phobos: Comparing Infrared and Visible Light Views

May 9, 2019

Phobos: Comparing Infrared and Visible Light Views

These are two views of the same observation of the Martian moon Phobos taken in both infrared and visible light by NASAs 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter using its THEMIS camera. The image was taken on April 24, 2019.
May 9, 2019

Odyssey's Three Views of Phobos

May 9, 2019

Odyssey's Three Views of Phobos

These three views of the Martian moon Phobos were taken by NASAs 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter using its infrared camera, THEMIS.
May 9, 2019

Odyssey Views Phobos: April 24, 2019

May 9, 2019

Odyssey Views Phobos: April 24, 2019

Taken on April 24, 2019, this image shows the Martian moon Phobos, as viewed by NASAs 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter using its infrared camera, THEMIS.
May 9, 2019

Rover Getting Set to Motor

May 9, 2019

Rover Getting Set to Motor

Engineers and technicians at NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, integrate the rover motor controller assembly (RMCA) into the Mars 2020 rovers body.
May 9, 2019

Herschel Crater - False Color

May 9, 2019

Herschel Crater - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Herschel Crater located in Terra Cimmeria.
May 8, 2019

A Field of Galaxies Seen by Spitzer and Hubble

May 8, 2019

A Field of Galaxies Seen by Spitzer and Hubble

This deep-field view of the sky taken by NASAs Hubble and Spitzer space telescopes is dominated by galaxies.
May 8, 2019

Noachis Terra - False Color

May 8, 2019

Noachis Terra - False Color

This image from NASAs Mars Odyssey shows part of Noachis Terra. The large craters are unnamed, as is the channel in the center of the image.

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