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NASA's Image and Video Library: A Visual Archive of Space Exploration

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.

The library includes imagery from diverse sources: telescopes like Hubble and Webb that capture deep-space nebulae, galaxies, and exoplanets; planetary missions like the Mars rovers ( browse Mars photos) and Cassini at Saturn; Earth observation satellites ( see EPIC imagery); astronaut photography from the ISS; and documentation of rocket launches, spacecraft assembly, and ground testing. Most NASA images are in the public domain and free to download at full resolution for educational, editorial, and personal use.

Use the search bar above to find specific subjects — try queries like "Apollo 11," "Hubble Deep Field," "Mars surface," or "astronaut EVA." You can also filter by media type (image, video, or audio). For a daily curated experience, visit the Astronomy Picture of the Day.

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NASA image: Before-and-After Views Confirm Fresh Craters
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May 22, 2014

Before-and-After Views Confirm Fresh Craters

These images from the Context Camera on NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter were taken before and after an apparent...

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NASA image: Shaded Relief with Height as Color, Iturralde Structure, Bolivia
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Sep 13, 2002

Shaded Relief with Height as Color, Iturralde Structure, Bolivia

An 8-kilometer 5-mile wide crater of possible impact origin is shown in this view of an isolated part of the...

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NASA image: Mars Odyssey All Stars: Dual Crater
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Dec 9, 2010

Mars Odyssey All Stars: Dual Crater

If a meteorite breaks in two shortly before hitting the ground, the typical bowl shape of a single impact crater...

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NASA image: Reminder of Ages Past
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May 26, 2006

Reminder of Ages Past

Rhea displays a prominent scar in this view from Cassini. A large and ancient impact basin can be seen at upper...

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NASA image: Pavonis Mons Caldera
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Mar 19, 2003

Pavonis Mons Caldera

Pavonis Mons is the middle of the three large volcanoes on the Tharsis bulge. This image from NASA Mars Odyssey...

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NASA image: Cratered Crescent
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May 25, 2006

Cratered Crescent

Quiet and cold, a crescent Tethys floats above the nearly edge-on rings of Saturn. The only surface features visible...

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NASA image: Acidalia Planitia
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Dec 18, 2002

Acidalia Planitia

Much of the northern lowlands of Mars are thought to be relatively young volcanic flows with varying amounts of...

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NASA image: Vesta Cratered Landscape: Double Crater and Craters with Bright Ejecta
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Nov 23, 2011

Vesta Cratered Landscape: Double Crater and Craters with Bright Ejecta

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft is dominated by a double crater which may have been formed by the simultaneous...

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NASA image: Mars Odyssey All Stars: Dunes Engulf Crater
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Dec 9, 2010

Mars Odyssey All Stars: Dunes Engulf Crater

A vast dune field lies near the northern polar cap of Mars. Seen here in summer, the dunes have partially buried an...

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NASA image: What Gullies Can Say
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May 22, 2014

What Gullies Can Say

Right past the sharp, but warped rim of this ancient impact crater are deposits of winter frost, which show up as...

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NASA image: Vesta Surface in 3-D: Details of Wave-Like Terrain in the South Pole
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Sep 16, 2011

Vesta Surface in 3-D: Details of Wave-Like Terrain in the South Pole

In this image, obtained by NASA Dawn spacecraft from above the surface of the giant asteroid Vesta, topography in...

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NASA image: Impact-Induced Dust Avalanches
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Apr 16, 2019

Impact-Induced Dust Avalanches

HiRISE has been imaging new dark features discovered by MRO's Context Camera, which are mostly new impact sites. In...

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NASA image: ARC-1990-A90-3005
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Aug 24, 1990

ARC-1990-A90-3005

This three-dimensional representation of brightness variations in a Magellan radar image of Golubkina crater...

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NASA image: Pitted Material from Tooting Crater
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Apr 6, 2020

Pitted Material from Tooting Crater

Tooting Crater is one of the youngest craters on Mars that is larger than 20-kilometers in diameter. Relatively low...

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NASA image: Utopia Planitia Crater
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Jul 27, 2023

Utopia Planitia Crater

Today's VIS image shows part of an unnamed crater in Utopia Planitia. The ejecta surrounding the crater rim shows...

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NASA image: Craters on Craters
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Jun 6, 2017

Craters on Craters

Today's VIS image is of a group of craters in Solis Planum. Because three of the craters are overlapping it is...

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NASA image: Colorful Impact Ejecta in Ladon Valles
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Mar 4, 2019

Colorful Impact Ejecta in Ladon Valles

This image covers the western portion of a well-preserved (recent) impact crater in Ladon Basin. Ladon is filled by...

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NASA image: Impact Near the South Pole
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Jan 23, 2019

Impact Near the South Pole

This image shows a new impact crater that formed between July and September 2018. It's notable because it occurred...

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NASA image: Earth observation taken by the Expedition 20 crew
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Jul 25, 2009

Earth observation taken by the Expedition 20 crew

ISS020-E-026195 (25 July 2009) --- Aorounga Impact Crater is featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 20...

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NASA image: Hokusai Spectacular!
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Apr 15, 2015

Hokusai Spectacular!

Hokusai crater's rays extend across much of the planet, but its interior is spectacular in its own right. This...

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NASA image: Bang and Whoosh!
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Jun 11, 2018

Bang and Whoosh!

This HiRISE image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) captures a new, dated (within about a decade) impact...

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NASA image: Crater Impacts on Vesta
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May 10, 2012

Crater Impacts on Vesta

This graphic shows the global distribution of craters that hit the giant asteroid Vesta, based on data from NASA...

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NASA image: Megabreccia on the Floor of an Impact Crater
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Apr 10, 2013

Megabreccia on the Floor of an Impact Crater

Megabreccia is a term used to describe jumbled, fragmented blocks of rock larger than 1 meter 1.09 yard across. This...

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NASA image: Limb of Copernicus Impact Crater
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Jun 3, 1998

Limb of Copernicus Impact Crater

Copernicus is 93 km wide and is located within the Mare Imbrium Basin, northern nearside of the Moon 10 degrees N.,...

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Frequently Asked Questions About NASA Images

Are NASA images free to use?+
Yes, most NASA images are in the public domain and are free to use for educational, informational, and personal purposes. NASA's media usage guidelines state that NASA material is not copyrighted unless otherwise noted. However, the NASA logo and certain insignia are protected. Some images may include identifiable individuals or third-party content that requires additional permissions. Always check the specific image's usage rights and credit NASA as the source.
How many images does NASA have?+
NASA's Image and Video Library contains over 140,000 publicly accessible images, videos, and audio files spanning the agency's entire history, from the Mercury program of the 1960s to the latest James Webb Space Telescope discoveries. The collection grows daily as new missions capture imagery and archival materials are digitized. Individual mission archives, such as Mars rover photos, contain hundreds of thousands of additional images.
Can I download NASA images?+
Yes, you can download NASA images in multiple resolutions directly from this gallery. Each image detail page provides download links for original (full resolution), large (1920px), medium (960px), small (480px), and thumbnail sizes. NASA encourages the public to use these images for education, media, and personal projects. High-resolution originals are ideal for printing and professional use.

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