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NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - El Niño in Retreat, Pacific in Transition, June 14, 1998
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Jul 3, 1998

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - El Niño in Retreat, Pacific in Transition, June 14, 1998

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea-surface height measurements taken by NASA U.S.-French...

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NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - October 3, 1997
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Oct 14, 1997

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - October 3, 1997

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea surface height measurements taken by NASA U.S./French...

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NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - La Niña Weakening, January 17, 1999
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Apr 15, 1999

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - La Niña Weakening, January 17, 1999

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea-surface height measurements taken by NASA U.S.-French...

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NASA image: Perspective View with Landsat Overlay, Los Angeles Basin
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Apr 5, 2002

Perspective View with Landsat Overlay, Los Angeles Basin

Most of Los Angeles is visible in this computer-generated north-northeast perspective viewed from above the Pacific...

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NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - Little Change in Pacific, August 13, 1998
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Sep 26, 1998

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - Little Change in Pacific, August 13, 1998

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea-surface height measurements taken by NASA U.S.-French...

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NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - El Niño Moisture in the Atmosphere, January and February, 1998
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Mar 26, 1998

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - El Niño Moisture in the Atmosphere, January and February, 1998

This series of six images shows the evolution of atmospheric water vapor over the Pacific Ocean during the 1998 El...

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NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - Satellite Shows Pacific Running Hot and Cold, September 12, 1998
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Sep 26, 1998

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - Satellite Shows Pacific Running Hot and Cold, September 12, 1998

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea-surface height measurements taken by NASA U.S.-French...

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NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - October 23, 1997
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Oct 30, 1997

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - October 23, 1997

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea surface height measurements taken by NASA U.S./French...

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NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - El Niño is Still Lingering in the Pacific May 3, 1998
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Jul 3, 1998

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - El Niño is Still Lingering in the Pacific May 3, 1998

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea-surface height measurements taken by NASA U.S.-French...

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NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - El Niño Warm Water Pool Decreasing, Jan, 08, 1998
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Nov 4, 1998

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - El Niño Warm Water Pool Decreasing, Jan, 08, 1998

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea surface height measurements taken by NASA U.S.-French...

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NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - Topex/Poseidon Shows Unusual Pacific, November 29, 1998
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Dec 5, 1998

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - Topex/Poseidon Shows Unusual Pacific, November 29, 1998

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea-surface height measurements taken by NASA U.S.-French...

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NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - El Niño Rhythm, Dec, 10, 1997
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Dec 19, 1997

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - El Niño Rhythm, Dec, 10, 1997

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea surface height measurements taken by NASA U.S.-French...

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NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch - June 25, 1997
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Oct 14, 1997

TOPEX/El Niño Watch - June 25, 1997

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea surface height measurements taken by NASA U.S./French...

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NASA image: TOPEX/El Niño Watch- September 20, 1997
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Oct 14, 1997

TOPEX/El Niño Watch- September 20, 1997

This image of the Pacific Ocean was produced using sea surface height measurements taken by NASA U.S./French...

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NASA image: Pacific Climate Calm
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May 30, 2006

Pacific Climate Calm

In early 2006, a weak La Niña event kept the temperatures in the Pacific Ocean along the equator a little cooler...

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NASA image: Pacific Locked in La Nada Limbo
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Feb 7, 2013

Pacific Locked in La Nada Limbo

The latest image of sea surface heights in the Pacific Ocean from NASA Jason-2 satellite shows that the equatorial...

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NASA image: Apollo XVII Command Module (CM) - Splashdown - South Pacific Ocean
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Dec 19, 1972

Apollo XVII Command Module (CM) - Splashdown - South Pacific Ocean

S72-55834 (19 Dec. 1972) --- The Apollo 17 Command Module (CM), with astronauts Eugene A. Cernan, Ronald E. Evans...

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NASA image: APOLLO COMMAND MODULE (CM) - SAFE TOUCHDOWN - PACIFIC OCEAN
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Aug 7, 1971

APOLLO COMMAND MODULE (CM) - SAFE TOUCHDOWN - PACIFIC OCEAN

S71-41999 (7 Aug. 1971) --- The Apollo 15 Command Module (CM), with astronauts David R. Scott, commander; Alfred M....

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NASA image: APOLLO 13 - COMMAND MODULE - RECOVERY - SPLASHDOWN  - SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN
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Apr 17, 1970

APOLLO 13 - COMMAND MODULE - RECOVERY - SPLASHDOWN - SOUTH PACIFIC OCEAN

S70-35632 (17 April 1970) --- Crewmen aboard the USS Iwo Jima, prime recovery ship for the Apollo 13 mission, guide...

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NASA image: Earth - Pacific Ocean
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Jan 29, 1996

Earth - Pacific Ocean

This color image of the Earth was obtained by NASA’s Galileo spacecraft early Dec. 12, 1990, when the spacecraft was...

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NASA image: Hurricane Dolores in the Pacific Ocean
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Apr 12, 2017

Hurricane Dolores in the Pacific Ocean

S94-E-5027 (9 July 1997)--- Hurricane Dolores located about 20 degrees southwest of the tip of the Baja Peninsula in...

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NASA image: Artemis II Splashdown and Recovery Operations
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Apr 10, 2026

Artemis II Splashdown and Recovery Operations

Artemis II Mission Specialist Christina Koch, from NASA, is extracted from NASA’s Orion spacecraft and loaded onto...

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NASA image: Artemis II Splashdown and Recovery Operations
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Apr 10, 2026

Artemis II Splashdown and Recovery Operations

NASA's Orion spacecraft carrying Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman, Pilot Victor Glover, and Mission Specialist...

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NASA image: Artemis II Splashdown and Recovery Operations
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Apr 10, 2026

Artemis II Splashdown and Recovery Operations

NASA’s Landing and Recovery team, along with U.S. Navy personnel aboard an inflatable raft approach NASA’s Orion...

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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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