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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: View of the Salt Lake City, Utah area
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Aug 30, 1973

View of the Salt Lake City, Utah area

SL3-22-0322 (July-September 1973) --- An oblique view of the Salt Lake City, Utah area as photographed from Earth...

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NASA image: MRO's View of Salt Deposits in Bosporos Planum
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Jan 26, 2022

MRO's View of Salt Deposits in Bosporos Planum

NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter used its Context Camera to capture this image of Bosporos Planum, a location on...

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NASA image: Salt Lake City, Utah, Perspective View
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Feb 7, 2002

Salt Lake City, Utah, Perspective View

The 2002 Winter Olympics are hosted by Salt Lake City at several venues within the city, in nearby cities, and...

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NASA image: Salt Lake City, Utah, Winter 2001
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Feb 7, 2002

Salt Lake City, Utah, Winter 2001

The 2002 Winter Olympics are hosted by Salt Lake City at several venues within the city, in nearby cities, and...

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NASA image: Europa Lab Turns White Salt Yellow
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Jun 12, 2019

Europa Lab Turns White Salt Yellow

In a laboratory simulating conditions on Jupiter's moon Europa at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena,...

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NASA image: The Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the world's largest salt flat
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Feb 21, 2026

The Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the world's largest salt flat

iss074e0319935 (Feb. 21, 2026) --- The Salar de Uyuni in Bolivia is the world's largest salt flat and one of the...

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NASA image: The city lights of Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah
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Dec 19, 2024

The city lights of Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah

iss072e399194 (Dec. 19, 2024) --- The city lights of Salt Lake City, the capital of Utah, and its surrounding...

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NASA image: Burbank enters High Salt Diet Information in Laptop
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Feb 1, 2012

Burbank enters High Salt Diet Information in Laptop

ISS030-E-117431 (1 Feb. 2012) --- In the Columbus laboratory of the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Dan...

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NASA image: KSC-04-S-00074
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Mar 29, 2004

KSC-04-S-00074

'It appears that the rocks at Meridiani were not just altered or modified by water, they were formed in water,...

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NASA image: Makgadikgadi Salt Pan, Botswana, Africa
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Jan 19, 1992

Makgadikgadi Salt Pan, Botswana, Africa

STS054-151-015 (13-19 Jan 1993) --- The Makgadikgadi Salt Pan is one of the largest features in Botswana visible...

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NASA image: LRC-2025-OCIO_P-00845.TIF
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Apr 10, 2025

LRC-2025-OCIO_P-00845.TIF

Scattering of Acoustically Lined Simplified Airframes (SALSA) Test with High Resolution Traversing Microphone Array...

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NASA image: Salin-de-Giraud, France
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May 30, 2024

Salin-de-Giraud, France

Salin-de-Giraud is a major center of salt production on the right bank of the Rhone River in southern France....

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NASA image: Salt of the Earth
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Oct 12, 2009

Salt of the Earth

Salinity plays a major role in how ocean waters circulate around the globe. Salinity changes can create ocean...

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NASA image: NASA Salt
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Sep 22, 2011

NASA Salt

NASA Aquarius instrument has produced its first global map of the salinity, or saltiness, of Earth ocean surface,...

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NASA image: Earth Observations taken by the STS-114 crew
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Jul 27, 2005

Earth Observations taken by the STS-114 crew

S114-E-5455 (27 July 2005) --- This digital still camera frame, showing the Great Salt Lake and Salt Lake City, is...

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NASA image: South America's Altiplano Looks Like Mars
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Oct 7, 2019

South America's Altiplano Looks Like Mars

Filled with briny lakes, the Quisquiro salt flat in South America's Altiplano represents the kind of landscape that...

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NASA image: ARC-1989-AC89-0068-2
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Feb 5, 1989

ARC-1989-AC89-0068-2

Salt crystal formations

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NASA image: ARC-1989-AC89-0068-1
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Feb 5, 1989

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Salt crystal formations

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NASA image: ARC-1989-AC89-0569
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Sep 11, 1989

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Hypersaline Cyanobacterial salt crystal

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NASA image: Crystals May Have Formed in Drying Martian Lake
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Dec 8, 2014

Crystals May Have Formed in Drying Martian Lake

Lozenge-shaped crystals are evident in this magnified view of a Martian rock target called Mojave, taken on Nov. 15,...

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NASA image: Bright Soil Near McCool: Salty Deja Vu?
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Mar 23, 2006

Bright Soil Near McCool: Salty Deja Vu?

Light-toned soil deposits might be widely distributed on the flanks and valley floors of the Columbia Hills region...

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NASA image: South Australia, Australia
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Sep 4, 2008

South Australia, Australia

The light corner of the image from NASA EarthKAM is Lake Torrens, an ephemeral salt lake in South Australia. The...

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NASA image: Surface Sampler Arm Acquiring Sample
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Dec 15, 1996

Surface Sampler Arm Acquiring Sample

Operation of the surface sampler in obtaining Martian soil for NASA's Viking 2 molecular analysis experiment. Dubbed...

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NASA image: Lake Afrera, Ethiopia
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Jun 9, 2014

Lake Afrera, Ethiopia

Lake Afrera is a hypersaline lake located in the Danakil Depression in northern Ethiopia where rock salt has been...

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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.
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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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