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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-07-31 Ceres Dawn
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This image of fractures across Occator Crater's floor on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 4, 2018 from an altitude of about 30 miles (48 kilometers).
PIA22637:
Fractures Across Occator Crater's Floor
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This image of complex bright and dark material relationships in Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 3, 2018 from an altitude of about 30 miles (48 kilometers).
PIA22638:
Complex Bright and Dark Material Relationships in Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-07-31 Ceres Dawn
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This image of domes and fractures in Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 3, 2018 from an altitude of about 28 miles (44 kilometers).
PIA22639:
Domes and Fractures in Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-07-31 Ceres Dawn
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This image of a scarp in Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 3, 2018 from an altitude of about 26 miles (42 kilometers).
PIA22640:
Scarp in Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-07-31 Ceres Dawn
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This image of a bright crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 17, 2018 from an altitude of about 25 miles (41 kilometers).
PIA22641:
Bright Crater on Ceres
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This image of lobate flows on Occator Crater's floor on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 16, 2018 from an altitude of about 67 miles (107 kilometers).
PIA22642:
Lobate Flows on Occator Crater's Floor
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-07-31 Ceres Dawn
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This image of landslides along Occator Crater's wall on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 16, 2018 from an altitude of about 47 miles (76 kilometers).
PIA22643:
Landslides Along Occator Crater's Wall
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-07-31 Ceres Dawn
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This image showing detail of the Vinalia Faculae in Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 1, 2018 from an altitude of about 29 miles (46 kilometers).
PIA22644:
Detail of the Vinalia Faculae in Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-08-14 Ceres Dawn
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This artist's concept summarizes our understanding of how the inside of Ceres could be structured, based on the data returned by the NASA's Dawn mission. The most internal layer, the mantle is dominated by hydrated rocks, like clays.
PIA22660:
Ceres' Internal Structure (Artist's Concept)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-08-21 Ceres Dawn
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This mosaic from NASA's Dawn spacecraft, of Cerealia Facula combines images obtained from altitudes as low as 22 miles (35 km) above Ceres' surface.
PIA22480:
Mosaic of Cerealia Facula
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-08-24 Ceres Dawn
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This image from NASA's Dawn spacecraft of boulders along Urvara Crater's wall was obtained from an altitude of about 28 miles (45 kilometers) above Ceres' surface.
PIA22674:
Boulders Along Urvara Crater's Wall
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-09-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image of a detached large block from Urvara Crater's rim on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 16, 2018 from an altitude of about 35 miles (56 kilometers).
PIA22756:
Large Block Detached from Urvara Crater's Rim
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-09-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image of the base of Occator Crater's eastern wall next to the Vinalia Faculae on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 23, 2018 from an altitude of about 84 miles (135 kilometers).
PIA22758:
Base of Occator Crater's Eastern Wall Next to the Vinalia Faculae
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-09-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image of a complex pattern on the floor of Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 16, 2018 from an altitude of about 58 miles (93 kilometers).
PIA22757:
Complex Pattern on the Floor of Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-09-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image of a large block along the ridge of Urvara Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 24, 2018 from an altitude of about 36 miles (58 kilometers).
PIA22759:
Large Block Along the Ridge of Urvara Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-09-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image of a fracture pattern on the floor of Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 25, 2018 from an altitude of about 87 miles (140 kilometers).
PIA22760:
Fracture Pattern on the Floor of Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-09-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image of a fracture network on the floor of Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 26, 2018 from an altitude of about 94 miles (152 kilometers).
PIA22761:
Fracture Network on the Floor of Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-09-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image of deep fractures in Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 31, 2018 from an altitude of about 31 miles (50 kilometers).
PIA22762:
Deep Fractures in Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-09-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image of mass wasting features along Occator Crater's rim on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on August 2, 2018 from an altitude of about 130 miles (210 kilometers).
PIA22763:
Mass Wasting Features Along Occator Crater's Rim
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-09-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image of Occator Crater on Ceres' limb -- long exposure -- was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on August 14, 2018 from an altitude of about 1149 miles (1849 kilometers).
PIA22764:
Occator Crater on Ceres' Limb -- Long Exposure
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-09-26 Ceres Dawn
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This image of Occator Crater on Ceres' limb -- short exposure -- was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on August 14, 2018 from an altitude of about 1149 miles (1849 kilometers).
PIA22765:
Occator Crater on Ceres' Limb -- Short Exposure
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-01 Ceres Dawn
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This image of Ceres and the bright regions in Occator Crater was one of the last views obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on September 1, 2018 from an altitude of 2,340 miles (3,370 kilometers).
PIA22485:
Last Look: Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-01 Ceres Dawn
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This image of Ceres and one of its key landmarks, Ahuna Mons, was one of the last views obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on September 1, 2018 from an altitude of 2,220 miles (3,570 kilometers).
PIA22769:
Last Look: Ahuna Mons on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-15 Ceres Dawn
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This stereo view, called an anaglyph, of Occator Crater's 'Mesa' on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from an altitude of about 21 miles (34 kilometers).
PIA22862:
Occator's "Mesa" in 3-D
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-15 Ceres Dawn
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This stereo view, called an anaglyph, of cracks in the floor of Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from an altitude of about 22 miles (35 kilometers).
PIA22864:
Cracks in the Floor of Occator Crater (3-D)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-15 Ceres Dawn
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This stereo view, called an anaglyph, of Occator Crater's floor on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from an altitude of about 21 miles (34 kilometers).
PIA22863:
Bright and Dark Pattern on Occator Crater's Floor (3-D)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-15 Ceres Dawn
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This stereo view, called an anaglyph, of lava flows on the floor of Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from an altitude of about 38 miles (61 kilometers).
PIA22865:
Lava Flows on the Floor of Occator Crater (3-D)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-11-15 Ceres Dawn
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This stereo view, called an anaglyph, of Cerealia Facula Pit and Dome on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from an altitude of about 21 miles (34 kilometers).
PIA22866:
Cerealia Facula Pit and Dome in 3-D
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-12-11 Ceres Dawn
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This close-up view of the central peak of the 99-mile-wide (160-kilometer-wide) Urvara impact crater on Ceres was captured by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 21, 2018 from an altitude of about 83 miles (134 kilometers).
PIA22771:
Urvara Crater's Central Ridge
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-12-27 Ceres Dawn
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This image montage of 'stars' found on the floor of Ceres' Occator Crater was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft in June, 2018 from an altitude of about 21 miles (34 kilometers).
PIA22980:
Stars on Occator's Floor
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-12-27 Ceres Dawn
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This image of the eastern part of Occator Crater on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on July 24, 2018 from an altitude of about 89 miles (143 kilometers).
PIA22981:
Stars in Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-12-27 Ceres Dawn
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This image of blocks sliding down Occator Crater's southeastern wall on Ceres was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on June 16, 2018 from an altitude of about 24 miles (39 kilometers).
PIA22982:
Blocks Sliding Down Occator Crater's Southeastern Wall
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-12-27 Ceres Dawn
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This image, highlighting the complex set of fractures near the center of the large Ezinu Crater on Ceres, was obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on September 2, 2018 from an altitude of about 2095 miles (3070 kilometers).
PIA22983:
Ezinu Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-12-27 Ceres Dawn
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This image shows Haulani Crater and its bright ejecta near the limb of Ceres and Oxo Crater, as obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on September 1, 2018 from an altitude of about 2075 miles (3340 kilometers).
PIA22984:
Haulani and Oxo Craters
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Add Image to Favorite List 2018-12-27 Ceres Dawn
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This image shows the complex central construct and concentric fractures in the large Dantu Crater on Ceres, as obtained by NASA's Dawn spacecraft on September 1, 2018 from an altitude of about 1335 miles (2150 kilometers).
PIA22985:
Dantu Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2019-01-23 Ceres Dawn
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft captured this view of Ceres' limb on May 19, 2018.
PIA23017:
View of Ceres' Limb
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Add Image to Favorite List 2020-08-10 Ceres Dawn
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This Dawn stereo anaglyph of Occator Crater on Ceres shows impact melt deposits in the southeastern part of the 57-mile (92-kilometer) diameter crater.
PIA24061:
Dawn Stereo Anaglyph of Southeast Floor and Rim of Occator Crater, Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2020-08-10 Ceres Dawn
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This Dawn stereo anaglyph of Occator Crater on Ceres shows mounds and pits on the lobate impact melt deposits that cover southeastern Occator.
PIA24062:
Dawn Stereo Anaglyph of Hydrothermal Pits and Domes in Occator Crater, Ceres
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This Dawn stereo anaglyph of Occator Crater on Ceres shows bright carbonate deposits draped on ridged impact melt deposits in the eastern section of the 57-mile (92-kilometer) crater.
PIA24063:
Dawn Stereo Anaglyph of Hydrothermal Deposits at Occator Crater, Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2020-08-10 Ceres Dawn
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This Dawn stereo anaglyph of Occator Crater on Ceres shows impact melt deposits draped on faulted blocks on the northeastern rim of the 57-mile (92-kilometer) diameter crater.
PIA24064:
Dawn Stereo Anaglyph of Impact Melt Deposits at Occator Crater, Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2020-08-10 Ceres Dawn
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NASA's Dawn spacecraft captured pictures, which were combined to create this false-color view of a region in Occator Crater on the dwarf planet Ceres.
PIA24021:
Highlighting Bright Areas of Ceres' Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2020-08-10 Ceres Dawn
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This view across the southeastern floor of the large Occator Crater on the dwarf planet Ceres is based on images obtained during NASA's Dawn spacecraft second extended mission in 2018.
PIA24022:
Close-up of Occator Crater
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-01-22 Ceres Herschel Space Observatory
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Dwarf planet Ceres is located in the main asteroid belt, between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, as illustrated in this artist's conception.
PIA17830:
Dwarf Planet Ceres, Artist's Impression
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-01-22 Ceres Herschel Space Observatory
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This graph shows variability in the intensity of the water absorption signal detected at Ceres by the Herschel space observatory on March 6, 2013.
PIA17831:
Water Detection on Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 1998-03-28 Pluto Hubble Space Telescope
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The never-before-seen surface of the distant planet Pluto is resolved in these NASA Hubble Space Telescope pictures, taken with the European Space Agency's Faint Object Camera (FOC) aboard Hubble.
PIA00825:
The Surface of Pluto
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Add Image to Favorite List 1998-03-28 Pluto Hubble Space Telescope
Faint Object Camera
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This image-based surface map of Pluto was assembled by computer image processing software from four separate images of Pluto's disk taken with the European Space Agency's Faint Object Camera aboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope.
PIA00826:
Map of Pluto's Surface
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Add Image to Favorite List 1998-03-28 Pluto Hubble Space Telescope
Faint Object Camera
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This is the clearest view yet of the distant planet Pluto and its moon, Charon, as revealed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The image was taken by the European Space Agency's Faint Object Camera on February 21, 1994.
PIA00827:
Hubble Portrait of the "Double Planet" Pluto & Charon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2005-09-07 Ceres Hubble Space Telescope
Advanced Camera for Surveys
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This is a NASA Hubble Space Telescope color image of dwarf planet Ceres, the largest object in the asteroid belt. The contrast has been enhanced to reveal surface details.
PIA10235:
Color View of Ceres
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Add Image to Favorite List 2009-04-21 Pluto Hubble Space Telescope
Advanced Camera for Surveys
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A pair of small moons photographed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope discovered orbiting Pluto in 2005 now have official names: Nix and Hydra.
PIA12453:
Pluto and its Moons: Charon, Nix, and Hydra
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-02-04 Pluto Hubble Space Telescope
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This is the most detailed view to date of the entire surface of the dwarf planet Pluto, as constructed from multiple NASA Hubble Space Telescope photographs taken from 2002 to 2003.
PIA18179:
Hubble Maps of Pluto Show Surface Changes Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-04-24 Ceres Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
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NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has caught the first image of asteroids taken from the surface of Mars. The image includes two asteroids, Ceres and Vesta. This version includes Mars' moon Deimos.
PIA17937:
First Asteroid Image from the Surface of Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-04-02 Pluto New Horizons
LORRI
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A white arrow marks Pluto in this NASA New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager picture taken Sept. 21, 2006. Pluto is little more than a faint point of light among a dense field of stars.
PIA09232:
New Horizons Sees Pluto (Sept. 21)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-04-02 Pluto New Horizons
LORRI
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A white arrow marks Pluto in this NASA New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager picture taken Sept. 24, 2006. Pluto is little more than a faint point of light among a dense field of stars.
PIA09233:
New Horizons Sees Pluto (Sept. 24)
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Add Image to Favorite List 2007-04-02 Pluto New Horizons
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The Long Range Reconnaissance Imager on NASA New Horizons acquired images of the Pluto field three days apart in late September 2006, in order to see Pluto's motion against a dense background of stars.
PIA09234:
New Horizons Sees Pluto Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-01-24 Pluto New Horizons
LORRI
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This image demonstrates the first detection of Pluto using the high-resolution mode on the NASA New Horizons Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager. The mode provides a clear separation between Pluto and numerous nearby background stars.
PIA10234:
Pluto in Hi-Def
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-02-28 Io New Horizons
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This New Horizons image of Jupiter's volcanic moon Io was taken at 13:05 Universal Time during the spacecraft's Jupiter flyby on February 28, 2007. It shows the reddish color of the deposits from the giant volcanic eruption at the volcano Tvashtar.
PIA10249:
Seeing Red
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Add Image to Favorite List 2010-07-27 Pluto New Horizons
LORRI
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NASA's New Horizons team calibrates the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) by taking pictures of the open star cluster M7.
PIA07141:
Star Treatment
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-02-04 Pluto New Horizons
LORRI
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Pluto and Charon, the largest of Pluto's five known moons, seen Jan. 25 and 27, 2015, through the telescopic Long-Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
PIA09265:
A Long-Distance Look from LORRI
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-04-14 Pluto New Horizons
Ralph Color Imager
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This image of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, was taken by the Ralph color imager aboard NASA's New Horizons spacecraft on April 9 and downlinked to Earth the following day.
PIA09700:
First Pluto-Charon Color Image from New Horizons
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Add Image to Favorite List 2014-08-07 Pluto New Horizons
LORRI
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This frame from an animation of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, was taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft as it raced toward Pluto in July 2014.
PIA11217:
A Moon over Pluto (Animation) Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-05-12 Pluto New Horizons
LORRI
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The images detecting Kerberos and Styx shown here were taken with NASA's New Horizons' most sensitive camera, the Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI), from April 25-May 1, 2015.
PIA11774:
That Makes Five
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-05-27 Pluto New Horizons
LORRI
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This image of Pluto is part of series of New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) photos taken May 8-12, 2015; the image at left shows LORRI's view of Pluto just one month earlier.
PIA17803:
More Detail as New Horizons Draws Closer
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-05-27 Pluto New Horizons
LORRI
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This image of Pluto is part of series of New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) photos taken May 8-12, 2015; the image at left shows LORRI's view of Pluto just one month earlier.
PIA17804:
More Detail as New Horizons Draws Closer
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-05-27 Pluto New Horizons
LORRI
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This image of Pluto is part of series of New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) photos taken May 8-12, 2015; the image at left shows LORRI's view of Pluto just one month earlier.
PIA17805:
More Detail as New Horizons Draws Closer
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-05-28 Pluto New Horizons
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This image shows the results of the New Horizons team's first search for potentially hazardous material around Pluto, conducted May 11-12, 2015, from a range of 47 million miles (76 million kilometers).
PIA17806:
So Far, All Clear: New Horizons Team Completes First Search for Pluto System Hazards
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-06-11 Pluto New Horizons
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This frame from a movie, composed of images taken by NASA's New Horizons, shows Pluto as it rotates about its axis. The images were taken May 28-June 3, 2015, from distances ranging from approximately 56 million kilometers to 48.5 million kilometers.
PIA17807:
Faces of Pluto (Animation) Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-06-11 Pluto New Horizons
LORRI
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These images, taken by New Horizons' Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI), show four different 'faces' of Pluto as it rotates about its axis with a period of 6.4 days.
PIA19686:
Faces of Pluto
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-06-11 Pluto New Horizons
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This near-true color, barycentric, frame from a movie from NASA's New Horizons mission show Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, and the complex orbital dance of the two bodies, known as a double planet.
PIA19688:
Pluto and Charon in Color: Barycentric View (Animation) Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-06-11 Pluto New Horizons
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This near-true color, 'Pluto-centric' frame from a movie from NASA's New Horizons mission show Pluto and its largest moon, Charon, and the complex orbital dance of the two bodies, known as a double planet.
PIA19689:
Pluto and Charon in Color: Pluto-Centric View (Animation) Animation Icon
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These recent images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft show the discovery of significant surface details on Pluto's largest moon, Charon.
PIA19690:
A Dark Mystery on Charon
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These images from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft show numerous large-scale features on Pluto's surface. When various large, dark and bright regions appear near limbs, they give Pluto a distinct, but false, non-spherical appearance.
PIA19691:
Features on the Close Approach Hemisphere
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This series of images taken by NASA's New Horizons' Multispectral Visible Imaging Camera (MVIC) shows how Pluto (left) and Charon (right) change in brightness as they rotate over 6.4 Earth days.
PIA19692:
True Color of Pluto and Charon Animation Icon
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This pair of approximately true color images of Pluto and its big moon Charon, taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, highlight the dramatically different appearance of different sides of the dwarf planet, and reveal never-before-seen details.
PIA19693:
Two Faces of Pluto
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This image of Pluto and its big moon Charon was taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft at 04:15 (UTC) on July 1, 2015, and shows the clearest view yet of the sides of Pluto and Charon.
PIA19694:
A Remarkable World
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-06 Pluto New Horizons
LORRI
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This color version of NASA's New Horizons Long Range Reconnaissance Imager (LORRI) picture of Pluto taken July 3, 2015, was created by adding color data from the Ralph instrument gathered earlier in the mission.
PIA19699:
A Pluto Color Combo
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-01 Pluto New Horizons
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This illustration shows some of the final images used to determine that the coast is clear for NASA's New Horizons' flight through the Pluto system.
PIA19695:
All Clear for New Horizons
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This image was created by NASA New Horizons to reveal color surface features of Pluto and its largest moon, Charon. It was taken between June 23 and June 29, 2015.
PIA19696:
Pluto and Charon Surfaces in Living Color (Animation) Animation Icon
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What color is Pluto? The answer, revealed in the first maps made from NASA's New Horizons data, turns out to be shades of reddish brown.
PIA19697:
The 'Other' Red Planet (Animation) Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-06 Pluto New Horizons
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NASA's New Horizons spacecraft obtained these three images of Pluto between July 1-3, 2015, as the spacecraft closed in on its July 14 encounter with the dwarf planet and its moons.
PIA19698:
Three Views of Pluto
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This map of Pluto, created from images taken from June 27-July 3, 2015, by NASA's New Horizons. This map gives mission scientists an important tool to decipher the complex and intriguing pattern of bright and dark markings on Pluto's surface.
PIA19700:
The Whale and the Donut
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This four-frame movie shows NASA's New Horizons' final deep search for hazardous material around Pluto, obtained on July 1, 2015. These data allow a highly sensitive search for any new moons.
PIA19701:
Final Hazard Search Animation Icon
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In the early morning hours of July 8, 2015, mission scientists received this new view of Pluto -- the most detailed yet returned by New Horizons. The image was taken on July 7, when the NASA spacecraft was just under 5 million miles (8 million kilometers)
PIA19702:
A Heart on Pluto
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This image of Charon was taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft on July 9, 2015, from a range of 3.9 million miles (6.3 million kilometers) shows numerous bright spots, scattered over Charon's surface.
PIA19704:
Bright Spots on Charon
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This image of Pluto was taken by NASA's New Horizons' spacecraft at 4:18 UT on July 9, 2015, from a range of 3.9 million miles (6.3 million kilometers) reveals new details on the surface of Pluto.
PIA19705:
New Details on Pluto
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These circular maps shows the distribution of Pluto's dark and bright terrains as revealed by NASA's New Horizons mission prior to July 4, 2015. In these maps, the polar bright terrain is surrounded by a somewhat darker polar fringe.
PIA19706:
Dark and Bright Terrains of Pluto
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Ralph Color Imager
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This July 13, 2015, image of Pluto and Charon is presented in false colors to make differences in surface material and features easy to see. It was obtained by the Ralph instrument on NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
PIA19707:
Pluto and Charon in False Color Show Compositional Diversity
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Pluto nearly fills the frame in this image from NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, taken on July 13, 2015. This is the last and most detailed image sent to Earth before the spacecraft's closest approach to Pluto on July 14.
PIA19708:
Pluto's Big Heart in Color
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A swath of cliffs and troughs stretches about 600 miles (1,000 kilometers) on Pluto's largest moon Charon are revealed in this image from NASA'as New Horizon's spacecraft, taken late on July 13, 2015.
PIA19709:
Charon's Surprising Youthful and Varied Terrain
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This close-up image from NASAs New Horizon spacecraft is of a region near Pluto equator reveals a giant surprise: a range of youthful mountains rising as high as 11,000 feet 3,500 meters above the surface of the icy body.
PIA19710:
The Icy Mountains of Pluto
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-15 Hydra New Horizons
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Like that of Charon, Hydra's surface is probably covered with water ice, the most abundant ice in the universe. This image, with a resolution of 2 miles per pixel, was taken by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft from approximately 400,000 miles away.
PIA19711:
Hydra Emerges from the Shadows
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The latest spectra from NASA's New Horizons Ralph instrument reveal an abundance of methane ice, but with striking differences from place to place across the frozen surface of Pluto.
PIA19712:
Pluto: The Ice Plot Thickens
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-16 Charon New Horizons
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This image, taken by NASA's New Horizons, is of an area on Pluto's largest moon Charon featuring a captivating feature-a depression with a peak in the middle, shown here in the upper left corner of the inset.
PIA19713:
Close-Up of Charon’s ‘Mountain in a Moat’
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-17 Pluto New Horizons
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This annotated view from NASA's New Horizons of a portion of Pluto's Sputnik Planum (Sputnik Plain), named for Earth's first artificial satellite, shows an array of enigmatic features.
PIA19714:
Portion of Pluto's Sputnik Planum (Sputnik Plain)
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Alice UVS
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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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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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These two images of Pluto and Charon were collected separately by NASA's New Horizons during approach on July 13 and July 14, 2015. The relative reflectivity, size, separation, and orientations, and colors are approximated in this composite image.
PIA19717:
Portrait of Pluto and Charon
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Peering closely at the 'heart of Pluto,' in the western half of what mission scientists have informally named Tombaugh Regio (Tombaugh Region), NASA's New Horizons' Ralph instrument revealed evidence of carbon monoxide ice.
PIA19718:
Peering Closely at the 'Heart of Pluto'
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Artist's concept of the interaction of the solar wind (the supersonic outflow of electrically charged particles from the Sun) with Pluto's predominantly nitrogen atmosphere based on NASA's New Horizons' SWAP instrument.
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Artist's Concept of the Interaction of the Solar Wind
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-17 Pluto New Horizons
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At center left of Pluto's vast heart-shaped feature ('Tombaugh Regio') lies a vast, craterless plain that appears to be no more than 100 million years old, and is possibly still being shaped by geologic processes as seen by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
PIA19841:
Frozen Plains in the Heart of Pluto's 'Heart'
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Add Image to Favorite List 2015-07-21 Pluto New Horizons
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A newly discovered mountain range lies near the southwestern margin of Pluto's heart-shaped Tombaugh Regio (Tombaugh Region), situated between bright, icy plains and dark, heavily-cratered terrain as seen by NASA's New Horizons spacecraft.
PIA19842:
A Mountain Range within Pluto's 'Heart'
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