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NASA's Image and Video Library is one of the most comprehensive public archives of space imagery in the world, containing over 140,000 images, videos, and audio recordings spanning more than six decades of space exploration. From the earliest Mercury and Gemini missions through the Apollo Moon landings, the Space Shuttle era, and today's cutting-edge observations from the James Webb Space Telescope, this collection documents humanity's journey into the cosmos.

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NASA image: Ceres in Color
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Nov 18, 2016

Ceres in Color

This image of Ceres approximates how the dwarf planet's colors would appear to the eye. This view of Ceres, produced...

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NASA image: Ceres From Dawn, Processed
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Jan 19, 2015

Ceres From Dawn, Processed

This processed image, taken Jan. 13, 2015, shows the dwarf planet Ceres as seen from the Dawn spacecraft. The image...

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NASA image: Ceres Survey Atlas
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Dec 1, 2015

Ceres Survey Atlas

This atlas of Ceres was created using images taken by NASA Dawn spacecraft in June 2015. Researchers used 12,000...

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NASA image: Ceres, Seen by Dawn on Approach
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Feb 12, 2015

Ceres, Seen by Dawn on Approach

In this image, dwarf planet Ceres is seen on Feb. 4, 2015, from a distance of about 90,000 miles 145,000 kilometers....

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NASA image: Ceres at Dawn - Take Two
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Mar 6, 2015

Ceres at Dawn - Take Two

The slim crescent of Ceres smiles back as the dwarf planet awaits the arrival of an emissary from Earth. This image...

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NASA image: Landslides on Ceres
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Apr 19, 2017

Landslides on Ceres

NASA's Dawn spacecraft has revealed many landslides on Ceres, which researchers interpret to have been shaped by a...

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NASA image: Ceres From Dawn, Raw
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Jan 19, 2015

Ceres From Dawn, Raw

This is a raw image, taken Jan. 13, 2015, showing the dwarf planet Ceres as seen from the Dawn spacecraft on its...

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NASA image: Enhanced Color View of Ceres at Opposition
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May 22, 2017

Enhanced Color View of Ceres at Opposition

This enhanced color image of Ceres' surface was made from data obtained on April 29, 2017, when NASA's Dawn...

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NASA image: Ceres Sharper Than Ever Animation
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Jan 27, 2015

Ceres Sharper Than Ever Animation

This frame from an animation of the dwarf planet Ceres was made by combining images taken by the Dawn spacecraft on...

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NASA image: Dawn VIR Images of Ceres
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Apr 13, 2015

Dawn VIR Images of Ceres

These images, from Dawn's visible and infrared mapping spectrometer (VIR), highlight two regions on Ceres containing...

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NASA image: Journey to Ceres
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Dec 3, 2013

Journey to Ceres

This graphic shows the planned trek of NASA Dawn spacecraft from its launch in 2007 through its arrival at the dwarf...

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NASA image: Dawn Gateway View of Ceres
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Dec 5, 2014

Dawn Gateway View of Ceres

From about three times the distance from Earth to the moon, NASA's Dawn spacecraft spies its final destination --...

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NASA image: Ceres at Dawn - Take One
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Mar 6, 2015

Ceres at Dawn - Take One

The slim crescent of Ceres smiles back as the dwarf planet awaits the arrival of an emissary from Earth. This image...

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NASA image: Clues to Ceres' Internal Structure
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Oct 26, 2017

Clues to Ceres' Internal Structure

This frame from an animation shows Ceres as seen by NASA's Dawn spacecraft from its high-altitude mapping orbit at...

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NASA image: Views of Ceres on Approach
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Feb 25, 2015

Views of Ceres on Approach

These images of dwarf planet Ceres, processed to enhance clarity, were taken on Feb. 19, 2015, from a distance of...

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NASA image: Ceres Rotation and Occator Crater
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Dec 9, 2015

Ceres Rotation and Occator Crater

This frame from a video from NASA's Dawn mission shows dwarf planet Ceres in false-color renderings, which highlight...

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NASA image: Views of Ceres on Approach, Uncropped
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Feb 25, 2015

Views of Ceres on Approach, Uncropped

NASA Dawn spacecraft obtained these uncropped images of dwarf planet Ceres on Feb. 19, 2015, from a distance of...

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NASA image: Interior Structure of Ceres Artist Concept
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Aug 3, 2016

Interior Structure of Ceres Artist Concept

This artist's concept shows a diagram of how the inside of Ceres could be structured, based on data about the dwarf...

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NASA image: Dawn LAMO View of Ceres
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Dec 22, 2015

Dawn LAMO View of Ceres

These views of Ceres, taken by NASA Dawn spacecraft on December 10, show an area in the southern part of the...

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NASA image: Animation of Ceres
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Jan 19, 2015

Animation of Ceres

This frame from an animation comes from NASA Dawn spacecraft as it observed Ceres for an hour on Jan. 13, 2015, from...

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NASA image: Map of Ceres' Bright Spots
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Dec 12, 2017

Map of Ceres' Bright Spots

This map from NASA's Dawn mission shows locations of bright material on dwarf planet Ceres. There are more than 300...

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NASA image: High Resolution Ceres View
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Sep 20, 2017

High Resolution Ceres View

This orthographic projection shows dwarf planet Ceres as seen by NASA's Dawn spacecraft. The projection is centered...

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NASA image: Settling in at Ceres
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Apr 20, 2015

Settling in at Ceres

This frame from an animated sequence of images shows northern terrain on the sunlit side of dwarf planet Ceres as...

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NASA image: Animation of Ceres
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Feb 6, 2015

Animation of Ceres

This still from an animation showcases a series of images NASA Dawn spacecraft took on approach to Ceres on Feb. 4,...

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