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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: North Polar Gypsum Dunes in Olympia Undae
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Jul 15, 2016

North Polar Gypsum Dunes in Olympia Undae

These sand dunes are a type of aeolian bedform and partly encircle the Martian North Pole in a region called Olympia...

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NASA image: North Pole of the Sun, March 20, 2007
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Apr 27, 2007

North Pole of the Sun, March 20, 2007

NASA Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellites have provided the first 3-dimensional images of the Sun....

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NASA image: CAPSTONE approaches the lunar North Pole (Illustration)
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Feb 2, 2022

CAPSTONE approaches the lunar North Pole (Illustration)

CAPSTONE, a microwave oven-sized CubeSat, will fly in cislunar space – the orbital space near and around the Moon....

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NASA image: Small Scale Features at Vesta South Pole
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Oct 1, 2011

Small Scale Features at Vesta South Pole

This image from NASA Dawn spacecraft shows a raised mound material overlying the brighter material that makes up the...

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NASA image: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter over Pole Artist Concept
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Dec 10, 2003

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter over Pole Artist Concept

NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter passes over the planet south polar region in this artist concept illustration.

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NASA image: A False-Color Topography of Vesta South Pole
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Sep 16, 2011

A False-Color Topography of Vesta South Pole

The terrain model of Vesta southern hemisphere shows a big circular structure, its rim rising above the interior of...

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NASA image: Scarps, Hummocky Terrain and Impacts at Vesta South Pole
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Sep 30, 2011

Scarps, Hummocky Terrain and Impacts at Vesta South Pole

Slumping features and landslides can be clearly seen near the base of the largest scarp in this image from NASA Dawn...

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NASA image: South Pole of the Sun, March 20, 2007 Anaglyph
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Apr 27, 2007

South Pole of the Sun, March 20, 2007 Anaglyph

NASA Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellites have provided the first 3-dimensional images of the Sun....

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NASA image: CAPSTONE over the lunar North Pole (Illustration)
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Feb 2, 2022

CAPSTONE over the lunar North Pole (Illustration)

CAPSTONE, a microwave oven-sized CubeSat, will fly in cislunar space – the orbital space near and around the Moon....

ARC
NASA image: North Pole of the Sun, March 20, 2007 Anaglyph
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Apr 27, 2007

North Pole of the Sun, March 20, 2007 Anaglyph

NASA Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellites have provided the first 3-dimensional images of the Sun....

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NASA image: South Pole of the Sun, March 20, 2007
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Apr 27, 2007

South Pole of the Sun, March 20, 2007

NASA Solar TErrestrial RElations Observatory satellites have provided the first 3-dimensional images of the Sun....

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NASA image: Dunes Near the South Pole - False Color
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Aug 14, 2020

Dunes Near the South Pole - False Color

The THEMIS VIS camera contains 5 filters. The data from different filters can be combined in multiple ways to create...

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NASA image: Clouds Clearing around Titan North Pole
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Sep 21, 2010

Clouds Clearing around Titan North Pole

This pair of false-color images, made from data obtained by NASA Cassini spacecraft, shows clouds covering parts of...

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NASA image: Closing in on the Wrinkles and Grooves at Vesta South Pole
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Sep 26, 2011

Closing in on the Wrinkles and Grooves at Vesta South Pole

NASA Dawn spacecraft obtained these images of asteroid Vesta on Aug. 28 left and Sept. 9, 2011. These images of the...

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NASA image: Jupiter's Southern Exposure in Infrared
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Mar 7, 2018

Jupiter's Southern Exposure in Infrared

This computer-generated image shows the structure of the cyclonic pattern observed over Jupiter's south pole. Like...

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NASA image: Jovian Stormy Weather
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Feb 17, 2017

Jovian Stormy Weather

NASA's Juno spacecraft soared directly over Jupiter's south pole when JunoCam acquired this image on February 2,...

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NASA image: Map of Martian Polar Hydrogen
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Mar 13, 2003

Map of Martian Polar Hydrogen

This gamma ray spectrometer map centered on the north pole of Mars is based on gamma-rays from the element hydrogen....

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NASA image: Aurora Austrailis taken during Expedition Six
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Feb 16, 2003

Aurora Austrailis taken during Expedition Six

ISS006-E-028961 (16 Feb. 2003) --- The Expedition Six crew enjoyed this green aurora dancing over the night side of...

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NASA image: Over Saturn Turbulent North
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Dec 6, 2016

Over Saturn Turbulent North

This view from NASA's Cassini spacecraft was obtained about half a day before its first close pass by the outer...

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NASA image: KSC-06pd0836
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May 15, 2006

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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- These osprey chicks wait for lunch from one of their parents (look for the fish in the...

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NASA image: ARC-1989-AC89-7044
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Aug 22, 1989

ARC-1989-AC89-7044

Range : 30 million km. ( 18.6 million miles ) P-34628 C The south pole of Neptune is at the center of this polar...

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NASA image: Five Years of Juno Orbits
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Dec 17, 2021

Five Years of Juno Orbits

This diagram indicates the paths that NASA's Juno spacecraft took relative to Jupiter as the spacecraft repeatedly...

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NASA image: KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A female Red-bellied Woodpecker clings to a utility pole where it has made a home on Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. The most common type of woodpecker in the South, the "Zebraback" nests in the cavities of trees and consumes large quantities of wood-boring beetles, as well as other insect pests. More than 280 species of birds make their homes on the 140,000-acre refuge, which lies within the boundaries of Kennedy Space Center.
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Apr 10, 1995

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A female Red-bellied Woodpecker clings to a utility pole where it has made a home on Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge. The most common type of woodpecker in the South, the "Zebraback" nests in the cavities of trees and consumes large quantities of wood-boring beetles, as well as other insect pests. More than 280 species of birds make their homes on the 140,000-acre refuge, which lies within the boundaries of Kennedy Space Center.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A female Red-bellied Woodpecker clings to a utility pole where it has made a home on...

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NASA image: High-Energy X-rays Detected From Jupiter's Auroras
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Feb 10, 2022

High-Energy X-rays Detected From Jupiter's Auroras

The areas where high-energy X-rays were detected by NASA's NuSTAR (Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array) from the...

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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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