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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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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: Blade-Like Martian Walls Outline Polygons
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Jan 25, 2017

Blade-Like Martian Walls Outline Polygons

This view shows part of an area on Mars where narrow rock ridges, some as tall as a 16-story building, intersect at...

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NASA image: Dunes in Western Medusae Fossae Formation
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Mar 4, 2015

Dunes in Western Medusae Fossae Formation

The dark dunes in the western Medusae Fossae formation provide some evidence of having a local origin. This image...

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NASA image: Sinuous Ridge Cutting Across Geologic Units of the Medusae Fossae Formation
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Oct 18, 2013

Sinuous Ridge Cutting Across Geologic Units of the Medusae Fossae Formation

Shown here is an exceptionally long sinuous ridge, possibly an inverted fluvial feature, that cuts across newly...

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NASA image: Blade-Like Martian Walls Outline Polygons (Stereo)
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Jan 25, 2017

Blade-Like Martian Walls Outline Polygons (Stereo)

This stereo view shows part of an area on Mars where narrow rock ridges, some as tall as a 16-story building,...

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NASA image: Wind Carved Rock
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Oct 19, 2016

Wind Carved Rock

The distinctively fluted surface and elongated hills in this image in Medusae Fossae are caused by wind erosion of a...

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NASA image: Yardangs
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Aug 25, 2006

Yardangs

Wind action in the Medusae Fossae region is creating yardangs in the easily eroded material

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NASA image: Wind Erosion
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Aug 8, 2006

Wind Erosion

The power of the wind is evident in the erosion of this portion of the Medusae Fossae Formation

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NASA image: Dunes
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Nov 22, 2006

Dunes

These old dunes and the surrouning wind eroded material are part of the Medusa Fossae Formation

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NASA image: Western Medusa Fossae Formation: Dust and Dunes
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Sep 16, 2015

Western Medusa Fossae Formation: Dust and Dunes

This beautifully contrasted infrared-color image shows an area approximately 600 by 900 meters. This is a close-up...

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NASA image: Blowouts
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Mar 10, 2006

Blowouts

The semi-circular depressions in this image are called blowouts and are formed by wind action. These blowouts are...

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NASA image: Wind Erosion
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Jan 21, 2011

Wind Erosion

Constant sand-blasting by the winds on Mars have eroded and sculpted the surface in the equatorial region around...

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NASA image: Wind Effects
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Jun 15, 2010

Wind Effects

NASA 2001 Mars Odyssey captured this region of Mars which has been eroded by the wind. Linear hills called yardangs...

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NASA image: Memnonia Sulci
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Mar 6, 2003

Memnonia Sulci

The wind-sculpted yardangs in this scene from NASA Mars Odyssey spacecraft are part of the Medusae Fossae Formation,...

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NASA image: Memnonia Sulci
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Jul 18, 2023

Memnonia Sulci

Today's VIS image shows some of the extensive wind etched terrain in Memnonia Sulci, located east of Apollinaris...

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NASA image: Wind Eroded Vallis
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Sep 2, 2019

Wind Eroded Vallis

Several named and unnamed channels are located south of the Medusa Fossae Formation on the margin with Terra...

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NASA image: Wind + Gravity
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Apr 10, 2018

Wind + Gravity

This VIS image is located in Medusae Fossae. Along the cliffside several dark streaks are visible. It is thought...

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Oct 15, 2021

Padus Vallis

Today's VIS image shows Padus Vallis (middle of image). Located east of Mangala Valles, Padus Vallis is just one of...

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NASA image: Rhythmic Layers East of Medusae Fossae
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Jun 12, 2019

Rhythmic Layers East of Medusae Fossae

The surface of this image looks wavy, like that of the sea. These wave shapes are the result of erosion: the removal...

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NASA image: Yardangs
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Aug 28, 2019

Yardangs

Yardangs are present at the top of this VIS image. These features are created by long term winds scouring a poor...

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NASA image: Eumenides Dorsum
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Mar 23, 2023

Eumenides Dorsum

Today's VIS image shows part of the eastern flank of Eumenides Dorsum, a large linear rise located in southern...

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NASA image: Gordii Dorsum
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Oct 29, 2021

Gordii Dorsum

This VIS image of the northwestern end of Gordii Dorsum shows where the dorsum meets Amazonis Planitia. This area of...

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NASA image: Decoding a Geological Message
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Jun 14, 2017

Decoding a Geological Message

A close-up image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter of a recent 150-meter diameter impact crater near Amazonis...

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NASA image: Wind Etching
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Oct 24, 2023

Wind Etching

Today's VIS image shows a region of wind etched materials. In regions of poorly cemented surface materials it is...

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NASA image: SHARAD's View of Mars During a 'Very Large Roll'
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Jun 26, 2025

SHARAD's View of Mars During a 'Very Large Roll'

This radargram shows data collected by the Shallow Radar, or SHARAD, on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) on...

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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.
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