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Add Image to Favorite List 2025-05-15 Deimos Mars 2020 Rover
 Navigation Camera (M2020)
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NASA's Perseverance rover captured this view of Deimos, the smaller of Mars' two moons, shining in the sky at 4:27 a.m. local time on March 1, 2025.
PIA26556:
Perseverance Views Deimos Before Sunrise
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Add Image to Favorite List 2024-01-08 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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NASA's Curiosity rover used its front and rear black-and-white Hazcams to capture 12 hours of a Martian day. The rover's shadow is visible on the surface in these images taken by the front Hazcam.
PIA26209:
Curiosity's Hazcams Capture a Day on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-11-30 SunRISE
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The six satellites that make up NASA's SunRISE mission are each only about the size of a cereal box, flanked by small solar panels. SmallSats will work together to effectively create a much larger radio antenna in space.
PIA25789:
Completed SunRISE SmallSats Pictured Together
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-03-22 Mars Mars 2020 Rover
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NASA's Perseverance Mars rover used one of its navigation cameras to take a series of images of drifting clouds just before sunrise on March 18, 2023.
PIA25821:
Perseverance Views Drifting Clouds
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Add Image to Favorite List 2023-03-06 Mars Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured these sun rays shining through clouds at sunset on Feb. 2, 2023. It was the first time that sun rays, also known as crepuscular rays, have been viewed so clearly on Mars.
PIA25739:
Curiosity Views First Martian 'Sun Rays'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2022-06-22 Earth ECOSTRESS
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NASA's Ecosystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) instrument recorded this image of ground surface temperatures in Houston and its environs on June 20, 2022.
PIA25421:
NASA's ECOSTRESS Shows Surface Heat in Houston
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Add Image to Favorite List 2022-04-15 Mars InSight
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NASA's InSight lander snapped a series of images of the Sun rising and setting on Mars using the camera on its robotic arm on April 10, 2022, the 1,198th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
PIA25178:
InSight Captures a Martian Sunrise and Sunset
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Add Image to Favorite List 2021-11-17 Mars Mars 2020 Rover
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This sunset on Mars was captured by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover using its Mastcam-Z camera system on November 9, 2021, the 257th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
PIA24935:
Mastcam-Z's First Martian Sunset
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Add Image to Favorite List 2019-05-01 Mars InSight
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NASA's InSight lander used its Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) on the spacecraft's robotic arm to image this sunrise on Mars on April 24, 2019.
PIA23201:
InSight Images a Sunrise on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-10-16 Earth Terra
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NASA's Terra spacecraft became one of a handful of NASA satellite ever to complete 100,000 orbits on October 6, 2018.
PIA22836:
MISR Records the View as NASA's Terra Satellite Passes Its 100,000th Orbit
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-03-24 Pluto New Horizons
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This is the highest-resolution color departure shot of Pluto's receding crescent from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, taken when the spacecraft was 120,000 miles (200,000 kilometers) away from Pluto.
PIA21590:
Blue Rays: New Horizons' High-Res Farewell to Pluto
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Add Image to Favorite List 2017-02-21 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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This image captured by NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft shows the sunrise shadow of the crater rim on the crater floor.
PIA21317:
In the Shadow
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Add Image to Favorite List 2016-07-08 Mars Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
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This map shows the frequency of carbon dioxide frost's presence at sunrise on Mars, as a percentage of days year-round, based on data from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
PIA20758:
Where on Mars Does Carbon Dioxide Frost Form Often?
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Add Image to Favorite List 2016-04-05 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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Light blue clouds fill Coprates Chasma on Mars, part of Valles Marineris, the vast 'Grand Canyon of Mars.' The clouds are mostly ice crystals and they appear blue in color in this image from NASA's Mars Odyssey.
PIA20330:
Mars Odyssey View of Morning Clouds in Canyon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-09-10 Pluto New Horizons
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This image of Pluto from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, processed in two different ways, shows how Pluto's bright, high-altitude atmospheric haze produces a twilight that softly illuminates the surface before sunrise and after sunset.
PIA19931:
Pluto in Twilight
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-17 Pluto New Horizons
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This figure shows how the Alice instrument onboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft count rate changed over time during the sunset and sunrise observations.
PIA19716:
Alice Solar Occultation
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-17 Pluto New Horizons
 Alice UVS
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This figure shows the locations of the sunset and sunrise solar occultations observed by the Alice instrument on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
PIA19715:
Pluto Solar Occultations
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-06-19 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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Seen shortly after local Martian sunrise, clouds gather in the summit pit, or caldera, of Pavonis Mons, a giant volcano on Mars, in this image from the Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter.
PIA19675:
Morning Clouds Atop Martian Mountain
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-05-21 Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)
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This artist's concept of the galaxy named WISE J224607.57-052635.0, is erupting with light equal to more than 300 trillion sunset; it was discovered by NASA's Wide-Field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
PIA19339:
Dusty 'Sunrise' at Core of Galaxy (Artist's Concept)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-11-10 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
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A new day dawns on Saturn as the part of the planet is seen emerging once more into the Sun's light by NASA's Cassini orbiter. With an estimated rotation period of 10 hours and 40 minutes, Saturn's days and nights are much shorter than those on Earth.
PIA18289:
Sunrise on Saturn
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-07-09 Mercury MESSENGER
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Sunrise on Mercury
PIA18537:
Sunrise on Mercury
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Add Image to Favorite List 2013-04-18 Kepler
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This artist's concept depicts in the foreground planet Kepler-62f, a super-Earth-size planet in the habitable zone of its star, which is seen peeking out from behind the right edge of the planet.
PIA17002:
Morning Star (Artist Concept)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-10-15 Mercury MESSENGER
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Eternal Darkness of Petronius Crater
PIA16425:
Eternal Darkness of Petronius Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-06-08 NuSTAR
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The carrier plane, L-1011 'Stargazer,' that will give NASA's NuSTAR and its rocket a lift to their airborne launch site is seen here at sunrise on Kwajalein Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.
PIA15638:
NuSTAR on Coral Island of Kwajalein
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Add Image to Favorite List 2012-02-20 Vesta Dawn
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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft shows the sun illuminating the landscape of asteroid Vesta during a Vestan 'sunrise'; the sun had a low angle relative to Vesta's surface, just as the sun has a low angle in the sky in the morning on Earth.
PIA15384:
Dawn on Vesta
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-11-03 Earth Terra
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This image of the Shandong Province, China was acquired by the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer instrument aboard NASA's Terra spacecraft. This image is from the MISR Where on Earth...? Mystery Quiz #24.
PIA13565:
Where on Earth...? MISR Mystery Image Quiz #24: Shandong Province, China
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-10-08 Moon Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)
 Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Camera (NAC)
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Eratosthenes Central Peak
PIA13531:
Eratosthenes Central Peak
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-04-14 S Rings Cassini-Huygens
 ISS - Wide Angle
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Bright spokes emerge from behind the shadow of the planet and into sunlight in this view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft.
PIA11470:
Spokes at Sunrise
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-02-06 Enceladus Cassini-Huygens
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Sunrise uncovers both old and new Enceladus in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The lit side of the moon faces Saturn toward the left in this view of the trailing hemisphere.
PIA10573:
The New South and the Old North
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-01-09 Saturn Cassini-Huygens
 ISS - Wide Angle
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Saturn's north pole is littered with storms, as seen in this color view in hues of pastel yellow of the pole captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. A bit of the north polar hexagon is also visible at the upper-right.
PIA10553:
Stormy Pole
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-10-08 Mercury MESSENGER
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Vivaldi: At Sunset and Now at Sunrise
PIA11350:
Vivaldi: At Sunset and Now at Sunrise
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-30 Mars Phoenix
 Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This frame from a sequence of nine images taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the sun rising on the morning of the lander's 101st Martian day after landing.
PIA11201:
Martian Sunrise at Phoenix Landing Site, Sol 101 Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-26 Mars Phoenix
 Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The image was taken at 51 minutes past midnight local solar time on Aug. 25, 2008 during the slow sunrise that followed a 75 minute 'night.' The skylight in the image is light scattered off atmospheric dust particles and ice crystals.
PIA11054:
Ice Cold Sunrise on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-08 Tethys Cassini-Huygens
 ISS - Wide Angle
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Tethys appears here, against a background of star trails, in a view acquired as the icy moon exited Saturn's shadow. This image was taken in visible light with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's wide-angle camera.
PIA10443:
Against a Hail of Stars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-08-16 Titan Cassini-Huygens
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This celestial circle of light is produced by the glow of sunlight scattered through the periphery of Titan's atmosphere as the Sun is occulted by Titan. This image was taken in visible blue light with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's wide-angle camera.
PIA09007:
Ring of Twilight
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-03-16 Mars Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
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South Polar Cryptic Terrain in Early Spring
PIA09350:
South Polar Cryptic Terrain in Early Spring
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-06-10 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
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On May 19th, 2005, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit captured this stunning view as the Sun sank below the rim of Gusev crater on Mars. This Panoramic Camera (Pancam) mosaic was taken around 6:07 in the evening of the rover's 489th martian day.
PIA07997:
A Moment Frozen in Time
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-05-10 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Navigation Camera
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Twilight at Gusev
PIA07930:
Twilight at Gusev
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-12-13 Mars Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
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A thin frost was observed by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's panoramic camera on Oct. 13, 2004, 11 minutes after sunrise. The presence of frost is most clearly seen on the post in the center of the target.
PIA07108:
Frost on Mars Rover Opportunity
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-06-23 Phoebe Cassini-Huygens
 ISS - Narrow Angle
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During its historic close encounter with Phoebe, NASA's Cassini spacecraft captured a series of high resolution images of the small moon, six of which have been put together to create this mosaic.
PIA06073:
Phoebe Hi-Resolution Mosaic
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-13 Earth Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Panoramic Camera
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This is the first image ever taken of Earth from the surface of a planet beyond the Moon. It was taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit one hour before sunrise on the 63rd martian day, or sol, of its mission.
PIA05560:
Earth on the Horizon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2004-03-11 Earth Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Navigation Camera
Panoramic Camera
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This is the first image ever taken of Earth from the surface of a planet beyond the Moon. It was taken by the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit one hour before sunrise on the 63rd martian day, or sol, of its mission.
PIA05547:
You are here: Earth as seen from Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2003-10-28 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes above a portion of the planet that is rotating into the sunlight in this artist's concept illustration. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA04819:
Odyssey over Martian Sunrise, 3-D (Artist Concept)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2003-10-28 Mars 2001 Mars Odyssey
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NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft passes above Mars' south pole in this artist's concept illustration. The spacecraft has been orbiting Mars since October 24, 2001.
PIA04818:
Odyssey over Martian Sunrise (Artist's Concept)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2002-05-28 Io Galileo
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Scientists pointed NASA's Galileo spacecraft camera at the Tohil region of Jupiter's moon Io to investigate the curious relationship between Io's mountains and its volcanoes.
PIA03527:
Detailed View of Mountain and Craters at Tohil, Io
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-10-22 Earth Terra
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The nearly perfectly conical profile of Fuji, Japans highest mountain, soars 3,776 meters (12,388 feet) above sea level on southern Honshu, near Tokyo. This image was acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft.
PIA11166:
Mt. Fuji, Japan Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-05-18 Earth Landsat
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
 C-Band Interferometric Radar
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This image from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission of the Santa Barbara, California, region provides a beautiful snapshot of the area's rugged mountains and long and varied coastline.
PIA03306:
SRTM Perspective View with Landsat Overlay: Santa Barbara Coastline, California
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Add Image to Favorite List 2001-01-11 Earth Landsat
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
 C-Band Interferometric Radar
Thematic Mapper
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Santa Barbara, California, is often called 'America's Riviera' as seen in this image generated from NASA's Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data on February 16, 2000.
PIA02794:
SRTM Perspective View with Landsat Overlay: Santa Barbara, California
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-06-10 Eros NEAR Shoemaker
 Multi-Spectral Imager
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This image of asteroid Eros, taken by NASA's NEAR Shoemaker on May 20, 2000, shows a long ridge that wraps around most of the asteroid's northern hemisphere. The large number of superimposed craters indicates that the ridge is a relatively old feature.
PIA02913:
The Ridge at Sunrise
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Add Image to Favorite List 2000-06-10 Eros NEAR Shoemaker
 Multi-Spectral Imager
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Asteroid Eros' irregular shape gives rise to some stunning vistas at the time of sunrise or sunset as seen in this image from NASA's NEAR Shoemaker.
PIA02493:
Sunset on Eros
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Add Image to Favorite List 1999-06-22 Mars Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
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This is a true color, pre-sunrise image taken by NASA's Mars Pathfinder on sol 39, 1997.
PIA01548:
True Color of Mars - Pathfinder Sol 39 Sunrise
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Add Image to Favorite List 1998-07-15 Ganymede Galileo
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View of the Tiamat Sulcus region on Jupiter's moon, Ganymede, imaged just after local sunrise. The illumination from such a low sun angle highlights the grooved topography of Tiamat. Image from NASA's Galileo spacecraft.
PIA01619:
Morning in Tiamat Sulcus
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Add Image to Favorite List 1998-05-21 Europa Galileo
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During the two year Galileo Europa Mission (GEM), NASA's Galileo spacecraft will focus intensively on Jupiter's intriguing moon, Europa. This montage shows samples of some of the features that will be imaged during eight successive orbits.
PIA01407:
Europa Imaging Highlights During GEM
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Add Image to Favorite List 1998-03-26 Amalthea Galileo
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These four images of Jupiter's moon, Amalthea, were taken by NASA's Galileo's solid state imaging system at various times between February and June 1997.
PIA01074:
Four Galileo Views of Amalthea
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Add Image to Favorite List 1998-03-26 Io Galileo
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Thiscolor composite of Io was acquired by Galileo during its ninth orbit (C9) of Jupiter and are part of a sequence of images designed to map the topography or relief on Io and to monitor changes in the surface color due to volcanic activity.
PIA00740:
Topography of Io (color)
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Add Image to Favorite List 1998-03-26 Io Galileo
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This image of Io was acquired by NASA's Galileo spacecraft during its ninth orbit (C9) of Jupiter as part of a sequence of images designed to cover Io at low illumination angles to map the landforms.
PIA01217:
Topography of Io
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Add Image to Favorite List 1998-01-21 Ganymede Galileo
 Photopolarimeter-Radiometer
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This infrared image of Jupiter's moon Ganymede, showing heat radiation from its surface at a wavelength of 27 microns, provides the best view yet of pre-dawn temperatures on Ganymede. This image was taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft.
PIA01145:
Pre-Dawn Temperatures on Ganymede
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-12-18 Europa Galileo
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These images obtained by the Solid State Imaging (CCD) system aboard NASA's Galileo spacecraft show the same region of Europa under different lighting conditions.
PIA01102:
Terrain on Europa under Changing Lighting Conditions
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-12-18 Europa Galileo
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This image of Europa was taken by NASA's Galileo spacecraft under 'low-sun' illumination--the equivalent of taking a picture from a high altitude at sunrise or sunset. Note that in this image the topography of the terrain is emphasized.
PIA01101:
Topography on Europa....the Shadow Knows
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-09-28 Mars Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
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This figure compares the most recent temperature profile derived from NASA's Pathfinder ASI accelerometer data during entry, with the Viking 1 entry profile. The nominal profile is given by the solid red line. Sol 1 began on July 4, 1997.
PIA00926:
Temperature Profile from Pathfinder Atmospheric Structure Instrument
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-09-10 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
 Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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This image, the last in sequence of 8 taken by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft prior to its arrival at Mars on September 11, 1997, shows a spectacular view of the large volcano, Olympus Mons, very close to the morning sunrise line.
PIA00936:
MGS Approach Image - 127.2° W Longitude
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-09-10 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
 Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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This image of Mars from NASA's Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter shows an area centered near the Pathfinder landing site. The dark area north of the center of the image along the sunrise terminator is Acidalia Planitia.
PIA00935:
MGS Approach Image - 37.2° W Longitude
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-09-10 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
 Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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This image was acquired by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on August 20, 1997, when MGS was 5.51 million kilometers (3.42 million miles) and 22 days from encounter.
PIA00934:
MGS Approach Image - 307.3° W Longitude
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-09-10 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
 Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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NASA's Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) picture shows the Elysium region of Mars as it appeared from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft on August 20, 1997.
PIA00933:
MGS Approach Image - 217.4° W Longitude
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-09-10 Mars Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
 Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC)
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NASA's Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) took this image on August 20, 1997, when the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) was 5.67 million kilometers (3.52 million miles) and 22 days from entering orbit.
PIA00932:
MGS Approach Image - 82.1° W Longitude
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This image is the first of a sequence of Mars to be taken by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter Camera (MOC) between August 19 and August 21, 1997.
PIA00929:
MGS Approach Image - 172.4° W Longitude
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Add Image to Favorite List 1997-08-28 Mars Mars Pathfinder (MPF)
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These are more wispy blue clouds from Sol 39, Aug. 12, 1997, as seen by the Imager for NASA's Mars Pathfinder. The bright clouds near the bottom are about 30 degrees above the horizon. The clouds are thought to be made of small water ice particles.
PIA00919:
Pre-Dawn Clouds Over Mars
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On Sol 39 there were wispy blue clouds in the pre-dawn sky of Mars, as seen by NASA's Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP). The image was made by taking blue, green, and red images, then combining them into a single color image. Sol 1 began on July 4, 1997.
PIA00918:
Pre-Dawn Martian Sky
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This image of the martian sunset from Sol 24 shows much more color variation than had previously been seen. This image was taken by NASA's Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP). Sol 1 began on July 4, 1997.
PIA00917:
Color Variations in the Sky at Sunset
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These are more wispy blue clouds from Sol 39 as seen by NASA's Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP). The bright clouds near the bottom are about 10 degrees above the horizon. Sol 1 began on July 4, 1997.
PIA00916:
Wispy Blue Clouds Over Mars
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NASA's Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) picture shows the Elysium region of Mars as it appeared from the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) spacecraft on August 20, 1997.
PIA00912:
MGS Approach Image - Elysium Region
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NASA's Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) took this image on August 20, 1997, when the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) was 5.67 million kilometers (3.52 million miles) and 22 days from entering orbit.
PIA00911:
MGS Approach Image - Chryse Planitia
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This image was acquired by NASA's Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera (MOC) on August 20, 1997, when MGS was 5.51 million kilometers (3.42 million miles) and 22 days from encounter.
PIA00910:
MGS Approach Image - Syrtis Major Region
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This is the first image ever taken from the surface of Mars of an overcast sky. The image was taken by NASA's Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on Sol 16 at about ten degrees up from the eastern Martian horizon. Sol 1 began on July 4, 1997.
PIA00785:
First Image of Clouds over Mars
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Pink stratus clouds are coming from the northeast at about 15 miles per hour at an approximate height of ten miles above the surface. The image was taken by NASA's Imager for Mars Pathfinder (IMP) on Sol 16. Sol 1 began on July 4, 1997.
PIA00784:
Clouds over the Eastern Martian Horizon
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This is the first color image ever taken from the surface of Mars of an overcast sky by NASA's Mars Pathfinder at an approximate height of 10 miles (16 km) above the surface.
PIA00796:
Clouds over Mars!
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Sunset over Ares Vallis, taken by NASA's Mars Pathfinder in 1997.
PIA00696:
Sunset over Ares Vallis
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A Martian sunrise was captured in this image taken by NASA's Viking 2 Lander on June 14, 1978, at the spacecraft's Utopia Planitia landing site.
PIA00576:
Martian Sunrise at Utopia Planitia
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