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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: KSC-2009-1795
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Feb 21, 2009

KSC-2009-1795

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- On Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, workers...

KSC
NASA image: The Carbon Cycle
Video
Oct 9, 2009

The Carbon Cycle

Carbon is the basic building block of life, and these unique atoms are found everywhere on Earth. Carbon makes up...

GSFC
NASA image: Where on Mars Does Carbon Dioxide Frost Form Often?
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Jul 8, 2016

Where on Mars Does Carbon Dioxide Frost Form Often?

This map shows the frequency of carbon dioxide frost's presence at sunrise on Mars, as a percentage of days...

JPL
NASA image: Interior view of "mail box" for purging carbon dioxide from Lunar Module
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Apr 14, 1970

Interior view of "mail box" for purging carbon dioxide from Lunar Module

AS13-62-8929 (11-17 April 1970) --- Interior view of the Apollo 13 Lunar Module (LM) showing the "mail box," a...

JSC
NASA image: Carbon Dioxide Fluctuations in Comet Hartley 2
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Nov 4, 2010

Carbon Dioxide Fluctuations in Comet Hartley 2

The upper panel of this figure shows small images of comet Hartley 2 taken by NASA EPOXI mission over time. The...

JPL
NASA image: Carbon Dioxide in Earth Mid-Troposphere, April 2013 Monthly Average
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May 22, 2013

Carbon Dioxide in Earth Mid-Troposphere, April 2013 Monthly Average

This map created with data from the AIRS on NASA Aqua satellite shows the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth...

JPL
NASA image: Carbon-Dioxide Frost Settling from Seasonal Outbursts on Mars Movie
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Dec 11, 2007

Carbon-Dioxide Frost Settling from Seasonal Outbursts on Mars Movie

NASA CRISM onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows Mars seasonal caps consist of frozen carbon dioxide mixed...

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NASA image: Global Carbon Dioxide Transport from AIRS Data, July 2009
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Nov 9, 2009

Global Carbon Dioxide Transport from AIRS Data, July 2009

Created with data acquired by JPL Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument during July 2009 this image shows...

JPL
NASA image: Concentration of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide from Earth Mid-Troposphere, 2002 to 2013
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May 22, 2013

Concentration of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide from Earth Mid-Troposphere, 2002 to 2013

This graph made with data from the AIRS instrument on NASA Aqua satellite shows the concentration of carbon dioxide...

JPL
NASA image: Global Carbon Dioxide Transport from AIRS Data, July 2008
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Sep 24, 2008

Global Carbon Dioxide Transport from AIRS Data, July 2008

This image was created with data acquired by JPLa Atmospheric Infrared Sounder during July 2008. The image shows...

JPL
NASA image: CDRA Valve RR
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Oct 28, 2013

CDRA Valve RR

ISS037-E-021985 (28 Oct. 2013) --- In the International Space Station?s Tranquility node, NASA astronaut Michael...

JSC
NASA image: Astronaut Jonny Kim services an experimental carbon dioxide removal device
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May 27, 2025

Astronaut Jonny Kim services an experimental carbon dioxide removal device

iss073e0118580 (May 27, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Jonny Kim services an...

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NASA image: NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers works on an experimental carbon dioxide removal device
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May 27, 2025

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers works on an experimental carbon dioxide removal device

iss073e0078896 (May 27, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers replaces components...

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NASA image: NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers works on an experimental carbon dioxide removal device
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May 27, 2025

NASA astronaut Nichole Ayers works on an experimental carbon dioxide removal device

iss073e0078897 (May 27, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers replaces components...

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NASA image: Astronaut Nichole Ayers replaces components on an experimental carbon dioxide removal device
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May 27, 2025

Astronaut Nichole Ayers replaces components on an experimental carbon dioxide removal device

iss073e0118580 (May 27, 2025) --- NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Nichole Ayers replaces components...

JSC
NASA image: Zonally Averaged Carbon Dioxide Concentration from Earth Mid-Troposphere at Different Latitudes, 2002 to 2013
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May 22, 2013

Zonally Averaged Carbon Dioxide Concentration from Earth Mid-Troposphere at Different Latitudes, 2002 to 2013

This plot shows the concentration of carbon dioxide in Earth mid-troposphere at various latitudes as measured by...

JPL
NASA image: AIRS Global Distribution of Mid-Tropospheric Carbon Dioxide at 8-13 km Altitudes
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Sep 22, 2008

AIRS Global Distribution of Mid-Tropospheric Carbon Dioxide at 8-13 km Altitudes

AIRS global distribution of mid-tropospheric carbon dioxide at 8-13 km altitudes between July 2003 and 2007, from...

JPL
NASA image: Experiment Re-Creating a Carbon Dioxide Plume
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Sep 11, 2024

Experiment Re-Creating a Carbon Dioxide Plume

This image shows Martian soil simulant erupting in a plume during a lab experiment at NASA's Jet Propulsion...

JPL
NASA image: Node-3 CDRA (Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly) R&R
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Sep 25, 2012

Node-3 CDRA (Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly) R&R

ISS033-E-007246 (24 Sept. 2012) --- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Aki Hoshide, Expedition 33 flight...

JSC
NASA image: Carbon Dioxide Over the L.A. Metropolitan Area
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Jun 7, 2021

Carbon Dioxide Over the L.A. Metropolitan Area

This animation shows the accumulation of five adjoining swaths of data over the Los Angeles metropolitan area that...

JPL
NASA image: Mastracchio conducts CDRA troubleshooting in the US Lab
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Apr 4, 2014

Mastracchio conducts CDRA troubleshooting in the US Lab

Expedition 39 flight engineer Rick Mastracchio looks for a loose connection as he conducts troubleshooting...

JSC
NASA image: JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui assembles and installs carbon dioxide removal gear
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Nov 6, 2025

JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui assembles and installs carbon dioxide removal gear

iss073e1049696 (Nov. 6, 2025) --- JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight...

JSC
NASA image: NASA Carbon Sleuth Begins Year Two
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Oct 29, 2015

NASA Carbon Sleuth Begins Year Two

Global average carbon dioxide concentrations as seen by NASA’s Orbiting Carbon Observatory-2 mission, June 1-15,...

JPL
NASA image: Validating Carbon Dioxide Measurements from NASA OCO-2 Over Los Angeles
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Oct 1, 2014

Validating Carbon Dioxide Measurements from NASA OCO-2 Over Los Angeles

This image shows NASA OCO-2 measurements of carbon dioxide levels over Pasadena and the northern Los Angeles basin...

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